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Privacy Groups Urge Public to Push for Industry Adoption of Google Buzz Settlement Terms
A coalition of leading privacy groups urged the public to push for industrywide adoption of the tough online data protection terms the government imposed on Google as part of a recent settlement of complaints about its Buzz social network. Google agreed to new measures to protect consumer data that include adopting a sweeping privacy policy […]
Continue reading...As Americans Ponder Their Fair Share of Income Tax, Consumer Watchdog Urges No Tax Holiday for Global Giants Like Google That Use Dodgy Tax Avoidance Schemes
Friday, April 15, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC – As average Americans focus today on their income tax bill, Consumer Watchdog called on President Obama and the chairmen of the House and Senate tax committees to block calls for a tax holiday that would unfairly benefit corporate giants like Google.
Continue reading...Google Email Bid Facing Hurdles
Thursday, April 14, 2011
In an internal memo first obtained by the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, the city in December said Google and its partner Computer Sciences Corp. repeatedly committed to and then missed deadlines to solve data security issues that were preventing the Los Angeles Police Department from moving onto Google's system.
Continue reading...Google’s Misrepresentations To Government About Cloud Computing Service Warrant House Oversight Committee Investigation, Consumer Watchdog Tells Congressman Issa
Thursday, April 14, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC — Consumer Watchdog today asked the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee to investigate Google’s misrepresentations about its “cloud computing” services as the Internet giant has tried to sell them to the federal government, as well as state and municipal governments.
Continue reading...Safari The Latest To Include “Do Not Track”
Thursday, April 14, 2011
"We strongly believe that any privacy bill should direct the Federal Trade Commission to require and enforce a "Do Not Track Me" mechanism. Consumers should have the right to use the Internet and mobile devices with confidence that their privacy choices are respected, and with anonymity if they choose," John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog president, wrote in a letter to Senators McCain and Kerry.
Continue reading...Will Google’s Legal Woes Define How Far It Crossed The Creepy Line?
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Consumer Watchdog's scorecard is full of "evil" tally marks against Google. Some claim that Microsoft is spreading FUD, but legal woes facing Google seem to disagree that Google hasn't crossed creepy line.
Continue reading...Senators Propose New Online Privacy Law
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
While consumer advocacy organizations like the Consumer’s Union and the Consumer Federation of American supported the proposal, a separate contingent of consumer privacy advocates — including Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy — applauded the bipartisan effort, but said more could be done.
Continue reading...Privacy Advocates Say McCain-Kerry Bill Falls Short
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
"We strongly believe that any privacy bill should direct the Federal Trade Commission to require and enforce a "Do Not Track Me" mechanism. Consumers should have the right to use the Internet and mobile devices with confidence that their privacy choices are respected, and with anonymity if they choose," John M. Simpson, president of the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, wrote in a letter to Senators McCain and Kerry.
Continue reading...Senators Introduce Internet Privacy Bill
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Consumer advocacy groups said the bill wasn’t strong enough. In a letter to Kerry and McCain, privacy advocates at the Center for Digital Democracy and Consumer Watchdog said the bill still gives companies too much latitude to profile users and track their activity. They said the bill should include the FTC’s Do Not Track proposal.
Continue reading...McCain, Kerry Introduce Contentious Privacy Bill
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
It was also a disappointment to a coalition of consumer groups and privacy advocates, which welcomed the bill but called for it to be "significantly strengthened." "I don't think this is going to affect online marketing at all," said Jeff Chester, director of the Center for Digital Democracy privacy group. John Simpson, of Consumer Watchdog, agreed. "We cannot support it today," he said.
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
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