A judge has allowed privacy group Consumer Watchdog to move forward with an effort to oppose a US$22.5 million privacy settlement between Google and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Wed, Aug 29, 2012
Challenge To FTC, Google Settlement
Consumer Watchdog has won the right to oppose the Federal Trade Commission’s $22.5 billion challenge to a settlement with Google on privacy matters, the group said Wednesday.
Wed, Aug 29, 2012
Court Allows Challenge To FTC’s $22.5M Google Settlement
A federal judge late Tuesday granted Consumer Watchdog the ability to challenge the legal logic behind the FTC’s settlement with Google over charges it misrepresented its tracking of Safari Web browser users.
Wed, Aug 29, 2012
Google Could Face Challenge To Its Privacy Settlement With FTC
Consumer Watchdog is looking to get a shot at challenging Google’s $22.5-million settlementwith the Federal Trade Commission over alleged privacy violations.
Wed, Aug 29, 2012
Consumer Watchdog Wins Right To Oppose $22.5 Million Google Settlement With FTC
SAN FRANCISCO – A U.S. District Court Judge has granted Consumer Watchdog the right to oppose Google’s record $22.5 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission because it allows the Internet giant to deny any wrongdoing.
Fri, Aug 24, 2012
Consumer Group Files Motion To Oppose Google, FTC Settlement
The settlement agreement between the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Google, which cost the search giant $22.5 million in penalty charges, is being challenged in court.
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Google Recruiting Data Privacy ‘Ninjas’
“If this is a new emphasis on privacy, that would be a good thing,” added John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy group that has criticized Google for its privacy practices.
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Google Beefing Up Privacy Swat Team
The search giant has posted a job notice for a data privacy engineer for its privacy “red team.”
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Consumer Watchdog Opposes Google’s FTC Accord – Wants A Stiffer Penalty
GOOGLE’S $22.5m settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over privacy breaches will be challenged if Consumer Watchdog gets its way. The organisation has filed a motion (PDF) in US District Court and asked for the right to oppose the FTC settlement with Google that it thought was rather cheap.
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Consumer Group Asks FCC To Require More 4G Disclosure
Consumer advocate group Consumer Watchdog is asking the Federal Communications Commission to require carriers to list the speed of their 4G networks in advertisements and at the point of sale.
Wed, Aug 29, 2012