A proposal to switch Los Angeles city government’s email and some other computer applications to a "…
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L.A. Council committee meeting on Google plan postponed again
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Grad student sparks online advertising reforms
A week ago I wrote about how a graduate student, Chris Soghoian, had exposed the online industry-touted…
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Online behavioral advertising opt-out procedures misleading
Earlier this month the Network Advertising Initiative (NIA), a trade association that includes some of the biggest online advertising companies like Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft…
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Warning issued on Google Books privacy threat
Much of the focus on the proposed Google Books settlement has been on antitrust concerns….
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Heat is on Google, so it ups lobbying spending 30%
What do you do if you’re a gargantuan Internet company that’s come under increased scrutiny, despite your "Don’t-be-evil" mantra? Send in the…
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L.A. delays consideration of Google email plan
Consideration of a proposal to move the City of Los Angles’ email and other computer applications to a system run by…
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L.A. needs assurances before moving to Google’s ‘cloud’
Frustrated by an out-of-date email system that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s spokesman Matt Szabo calls "Pac-Man-era technology" the City of Los Angeles is considering entrusting…
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Google snips ‘confidential’ label from lobbying doc after criticism
Google probably thought it was being subtle and sly. Just after
Consumer Watchdog obtained and released Google’s new "confidential"
lobbying document, Google posted the same document, stripped of its "confidential" and "proprietary" labels, as an example of its public transparency.
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DOJ letter shows Google anti-trust probe is serious
The U.S. Justice Department is serious about probing the Google Books settlement for possible anti-trust violations. Consumer Watchdog was one of the first organizations to ask the department to investigate.
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TOSback: Keeping tabs on the Web’s fine print
Among the most frustrating things about online services and Internet companies are the "terms of service" policies governing how the businessses interact with you and use your personal information.
Internet companies claim…