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FTC Clears Google Purchase of Mobile Ad Service
"How this possibly can be construed as promoting competition is incomprehensible," said John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, a strident Google critic. "What it demonstrates is Google's clout in Washington."
Continue reading...FTC Approves Google’s AdMob Buy
Friday, May 21, 2010
“We’re very disappointed, we think it’s still pretty clear that these two combined are an unstoppable juggernaut,” said John Simpson, Consumer Watchdog spokesman on Friday. "There’s also an arguable case that Apple’s activities need to be investigated right now with what they’re planning to do with Quattro and perhaps shutting people out of the iPhone platform."
Continue reading...Dear Google: Harm or Not, You Fouled Up on Privacy
Friday, May 21, 2010
In addition to the letter from the two U.S. legislators about the Street View data collection, the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog has sent a letter to the FTC asking it to investigate Google's practices. The group also launched a site called Inside Google (http://insidegoogle.com/) to call attention to what it believes are the company's failings in various areas, including privacy. As the growing furor over Facebook and its approach to privacy has shown, concern is mounting about social networks and Web companies, what kinds of data they're collecting, and how they're using the information. Google continues to downplay the importance of what was a serious breach of personal privacy.
Continue reading...Google Hit with Class-Action Lawsuit Over WiFi Snooping
Friday, May 21, 2010
Google faces other legal actions over the Street View snafu. German prosecutors, for example, have launched a criminal investigation into Google's actions, while in the US, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been asked to investigate Google by the consumer group Consumer Watchdog.
Continue reading...FTC Approves Google Deal for AdMob
Friday, May 21, 2010
"I'm really incredulous," said John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog. "What they are saying is the No. 1 and the No. 2 can combine, and it's not a problem because there is a No. 3 over there that is now owned by Apple. I find that incomprehensible."
Continue reading...White House and Google: Cozy, As Charged
Friday, May 21, 2010
By browsing through several dozen emails now being posted by a consumer group, anyone can read for himself the chummy chatter that has been occurring for the past year between a couple of senior Google officers and White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer Andrew McLaughlin, who headed Google's global public policy unit until assuming his current post in May 2009.
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Says FTC’s Google-AdMob Decision Will Hurt Consumers
Friday, May 21, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission’s decision allowing the $750 million deal for Google to buy mobile advertising company AdMob is anticompetitive and bad for consumers, Consumer Watchdog said today.
Continue reading...New Website Tracking Google’s Impact on Privacy
Thursday, May 20, 2010
"Google advocates openness and transparency for everyone else, but when it comes to their own activities, the company is extremely secretive," said Consumer Watchdog spokesman John Simpson. "Inside Google will focus needed public attention on Google's activities."
Continue reading...Google Will ‘Fight’ for AdMob Deal, Schmidt Says
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Consumer Watchdog and Center for Digital Democracy were concerned more about the impact the deal would have on consumers' ability to protect their privacy than the possible antitrust implications of the acquisition.
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Launches Inside Google Website To Focus Light on Internet Giant
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Consumer Watchdog today formally launched its new Website, Inside Google, to focus attention on the company’s activities and hold Google accountable for its actions. The sites’ URL is http://insidegoogle.com.
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Friday, May 21, 2010
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