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FTC commissioner blasts Google and Facebook

John M. Simpson

Outgoing Federal Trade Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour blasted Google and Facebook on Wednesday for insufficient concern about consumers’ privacy.

Harbour,…

Google’s arrogant, self-righteous executives

John M. Simpson

Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s recent speech to the Abu Dhabi Media Summit offers a revealing glimpse…

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FTC reportedly seeking sworn statements in Google-AdMob deal

CONTACT: John M. Simpson

Antitrust regulators are reported by Bloomberg news service to be seeking sworn statements from Google’s competitors and advertisers as they continue to investigate the the Internet giant’s proposed $750 million deal to buy AdMob.

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Slide show features companies Google calls competition

CONTACT: John M. Simpson

I recently delved into Google’s 10-K filing covering 2009 with the Securities and Exchange…

The Onion nails Google on privacy

John M. Simpson

The Onion, the satirical newspaper, has an on-the-mark article today that makes you realize why people are concerned about the amount of information Internet giant…

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Google tries to highlight competition in SEC filing

CONTACT: John M. Simpson

Google, under antitrust scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Justice, the …

Google bucks Europe on Street View

John M. Simpson

European Union officials are asking Google to improve privacy practices with its Street View service, …

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Justice’s Google probe is ongoing

CONTACT: John M. Simpson

I’ve just been reading the transcript from last week’s Fairness Hearing in the Google Books case and one thing is crystal clear: The U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust investigation of Google is by no means finished.

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Google’s European troubles and one good thing about the Italian case

CONTACT: John M. Simpson

Google has taken a one-two punch to the chin this week from Europe first with the news that the European Commission is probing the Internet giant for possible antitrust violations followed by the conviction of three top executives for invasion of…

Judge asks tough questions in Google Books case

John M. Simpson

U.S. Judge Denny Chin began Thursday’s marathon Fairness Hearing in the Google Books case by ending the suspense. "I’m not going to rule today," he said. But sitting in the courtroom observing the more than four-hour long
hearing, the questions Judge Chin asked left me believing that the
objections to the deal raised by groups like Consumer Watchdog have
made a strong impression on him.