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FTC Estimates Google’s Privacy Hack Earned Up To $4 million
Posted by John M. Simpson
One of the things you hear when companies try to minimize the impact of privacy violations is an attempt to claim there was no financial harm to consumers. However, in an interesting development the Federal Trade Commission is now publicly estimating that Google's hack around Apple's Safari browser privacy settings earned the Internet giant up to $ 4 million.
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Proposed Google Settlement is Inadequate: Consumer Watchdog
By Ed Silverstein , TECHZONE360.COM
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Consumer Watchdog has criticized the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s proposed $22.5-million fine that Google might pay in connection with privacy settings on Apple’s Safari browser.
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Advocacy Group Urges Court To Reject Google’s ‘Miniscule’ $22.5M Privacy Settlement
By Wendy Davis , ONLINE MEDIA DAILY
Monday, September 24, 2012
A deal that calls for Google to pay a $22.5 million civil penalty for tracking Safari users should be rejected, Consumer Watchdog argues in new court papers. "The proposed settlement is markedly unusual and deficient," the organization says in papers filed on Friday with U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco.
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FTC $22.5 Million Settlement With Google Is Deficient For Three Reasons Including Failure To Include Permanent Injunction, Consumer Watchdog Tells Court
CONTACT: John M. Simpson , 310-392-7041 or cell: 310-292-1902
Monday, September 24, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO – The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed $22.5 million settlement with Google for hacking past privacy settings on Apple’s Safari browser fails to include a permanent injunction against violating its “Buzz” Consent Decree with the Commission, one of three reasons it be should be rejected, Consumer Watchdog said today.
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White House May Try Cybersecurity End Run
By Richard Adhikari , TECH NEWS WORLD
Friday, September 21, 2012
"It is clear that we do need better protection of vulnerable networks," John Simpson, consumer advocate at Consumer Watchdog, told TechNewsWorld. "Congress was unable to act, so I suppose the Administration is taking steps." He cautioned, however, that he had not seen a copy of the draft order.
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Microsoft Launches Google-Is-Evil Campaign Targeted At Safari Users
By Preston Gralla , COMPUTERWORLD.COM
Friday, September 21, 2012
Google never admitted it violated any FTC regulations, although it did agree to pay the fine. The group ConsumerWatchdog.org criticized the settlement because it felt the fine wasn't large enough, and because Google never had to admit it did anything wrong. John Simpson, director of the privacy project at ConsumerWatchdog.org said, "This is letting Google buy its way out of trouble."
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Group Asks Senator To Oppose Google, Amazon gTLD Purchases
By Grant Gross , NETWORK WORLD - IDG NEWS SERVICE
Thursday, September 20, 2012
The large number of applications from the two companies would make the Internet 'privatized,' Consumer Watchdog says A consumer group, citing concerns about the creation of a new, private Internet, has asked a senior U.S. senator to help block Google and Amazon.com from buying dozens of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
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Consumer Watchdog Calls On Sen. Rockefeller To Thwart Google and Amazon Plans To Buy Generic Internet Domains
CONTACT: John M. Simpson , 310-392-7041; or cell: 310-292-1902
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Control of New Strings Could Threaten Free Internet WASHINGTON, DC – Consumer Watchdog today urged Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D –W.VA) to block attempts by Google and Amazon to buy control of huge swaths of the Internet by purchasing new generic Top Level Domains through the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
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Google Finally Opts For A ‘Do Not Track’ Option
By Elyse Dupre , DIRECT MARKETING NEWS.COM
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
“It hasn't been clear yet exactly what it means,” says Consumer Watchdog consumer advocate John Simpson. “The advertising industry, I think, would have it mean that they're not going to target you with behavioral-based advertising. Many of us who are concerned about privacy understand that if you send a Do Not Track message, then your data should not be collected [at all].”
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Consumer Watchdog Urges Gov. Brown To Veto Google’s Driverless Car Bill
CONTACT: John M. Simpson , 310-292-1902 (cell)
Monday, September 10, 2012
Public Interest Group Terms Privacy Protections For New Technology Insufficient SANTA MONICA, CA – California Gov. Jerry Brown should veto a bill that allows Google’s driverless cars on the highway because it does not provide adequate privacy protections for users of the new technology, Consumer Watchdog said today.
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Obama Ad Libs, Snubs Google In Acceptance Speech
Posted by John M. Simpson
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Consumer Watchdog has long been critical of the way Google has had easy access to the corridors of power in the Obama Administration. Now there is clear sign that the Internet giant has lost its luster with the President.
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Judge Allows Challenge To Google Privacy Penalty
By Juliana Gruenwald , TECH DAILY DOSE BLOG - NATIONAL JOURNAL
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
A federal judge has allowed a public interest group to challenge a $22.5 million fine Google agreed to pay earlier this month to settle allegations that it violated a consent decree it reached last year with the Federal Trade Commission related to violations of its privacy policies.
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Google, FTC Settlement Can Face Consumer Group Challenge
By Sara Forden , BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
A public interest group won the right to oppose a $22.5 million consumer lawsuit settlement between the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Google Inc. over a privacy breach of Apple Inc.’s Safari browser.
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