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White House Reprimands Deputy CTO for Emails with Former Colleagues at Google
Consumer Watchdog's John Simpson said in a release: "McLaughlin received a mild slap on the wrist." Simpson has called for McLaughlin's resignation saying a technology expert, not a policy expert, should be in the position.
Continue reading...US Deputy CTO Gets Reprimand for Google Lobbying Contacts
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
What happens when Google's former public policy director starts working in the White House—but continues to e-mail current Google lobbyists, and to take their e-mails? If you're Consumer Watchdog, the answer is simple: he "should resign his position."
Continue reading...Google Contacts Trigger Reprimand for Obama Aide, Official Says
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The White House released the e-mails following a request by Santa Monica, California-based Consumer Watchdog, which says it works to protect American consumers and taxpayers. “He’s got too many ties to influence-peddling and it’s clear that those ties haven’t been completely cut,” said John M. Simpson, consumer advocate with the group, in an interview. “What makes it particularly irksome is that Obama made such a big deal about ending the revolving door of lobbyists.”
Continue reading...White House Reprimands Ex-Googler After Consumer Watchdog FOIA Request
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Google’s former top global lobbyist, has been reprimanded for ethics violations that were revealed after a Freedom of Information Act Request from Consumer Watchdog.
Continue reading...FTC Likely to Examine Google’s Wireless Gaffe
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Consumer advocacy group Consumer Watchdog said Monday it was sending the FTC a letter urging the agency to investigate the mishap. John Simpson, the group's consumer advocate, said he was concerned that Google's promise to get third-parties to review the software in question was insufficient.
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Calls on FTC to Investigate Google’s WiFi Snooping
Monday, May 17, 2010
Consumer Watchdog today called on the Federal Trade Commission to launch an immediate probe of Google’s snooping on private WiFi networks as the Internet giant sent its Street View cars to gather information.
Continue reading...FTC Asked to Investigate Google Wi-Fi ‘Snooping’
Monday, May 17, 2010
Consumer Watchdog says the FTC should find out exactly what Google logged, how long it collected the information and what it ended up doing with it. "Google has demonstrated a history of pushing the envelope and then apologizing when its overreach is discovered," the group said Monday in a press release. "Given its recent record of privacy abuses, there is absolutely no reason to trust anything the Internet giant claims about its data collection policies."
Continue reading...Google Blasted for ‘Alarming’ Privacy Breaches
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Consumer Watchdog, a group that has become one of Google's most outspoken critics, renewed its call for a regulatory crackdown Friday. "Once again, Google has demonstrated a lack of concern for privacy," said Consumer Watchdog's John Simpson. "Its computer engineers run amok, push the envelope and gather whatever data they can until their fingers are caught in the cookie jar."
Continue reading...Google’s WiFi Debacle Shows Internet Giant’s Lack of Concern for Consumers’ Privacy
Friday, May 14, 2010
An admission today that Google’s StreetView cars were gathering private information from WiFi networks shows the company’s lack of concern for privacy and the need for government inspection of the data the company is collecting and storing, Consumer Watchdog said.
Continue reading...Google’s Growth Markets Include Lobbying
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Those numbers might have gone unnoticed if not for a handful of critics who fear Google is becoming too dominant in its markets and is seeking to become too influential in Washington, D.C. Perhaps chief among those critics is John Simpson, a consumer advocate at the nonprofit Consumer Watchdog. Simpson says he would like to see the Justice Department launch a broad antitrust investigation of Google.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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