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You’d think with the communications resources that Google
has at its disposal, the Internet giant’s executives would be able to
answer direct questions. An exchange of letters over the last few weeks
shows otherwise.
Press Release
Washington, DC — Consumer Watchdog has sent to the U.S. Justice
Department a Google document presenting the best corporate arguments
for why Google should not be viewed as monopolistic, along with a
duplicate of the presentation marked up with comments from an expert
countering the claims. The nonprofit consumer group received both
documents from an anonymous industry insider.
Press Release
Washington, DC — First quarter federal reports show Google lobbied on
the electronic medical records provisions of the federal economic
stimulus act, contradicting the Internet giant’s earlier claims that
Consumer Watchdog’s report of its effort was “100 percent false.”
Blog Post
Faced with mounting criticism of the proposed Google Books settlement, the Internet giant has asked the court to extend the time for authors, publishers…
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First quarter lobbying reports just filed with the U.S. Senate’s Office of Public Records show that
Google lobbied Congress about electronic medical record provisions in the federal economic stimulus act.
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Why would anybody trust their private medial records to a service that by its own admission doesn’t have all the kinks worked out? Believe it or not, that’s exactly what Google is asking you to do with its Google Health service.
Blog Post
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt recently sat down with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd and discussed how newspapers can emerge from their downward spiral. His solution, not surprisingly, is less privacy.
Press Release
"Orphan Works" provision and "Most Favored Nation" Clause Raise Antitrust Concerns
Santa Monica, CA — Google’s proposed settlement with authors and
publishers raises antitrust concerns, Consumer Watchdog said today and
the nonpartiasn, nonprofit group called on the U.S. Department of
Justice to intervene.
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A security consultant has found more problems with Google Docs, a so called "cloud computing" application.
The revelation by …
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In the face of criticism from privacy advocates, the White House website apparently has ended its ties to Google’s YouTube video service.
