Inside Google – Page 22 – A Consumer Watchdog Investigation.

Wed, May 30, 2012

News Clipping

California Offers First Test Case for Google’s Robot Cars

California Senate Bill 1298 is now up for grabs in the State House after unanimous passage in the state Senate. The bill permits “autonomous vehicles” on California roadways. In a protest letter to the California House Speaker, the group Consumer Watchdog seeks to kill portions of the bill. The group leaders write that the company lost its trustworthiness with the so-called “Wi-Spy scandal, the largest wiretapping effort ever, in which Google’s Street View cars sucked up emails, passwords and other data from private Wi-Fi networks in 30 countries around the world.” Click here to read a report from the group.

Wed, May 30, 2012

Press Release

Consumer Watchdog Seeks To Stop Google’s Driverless Cars On U.S. Highways Without Privacy Protections

CONTACT: John M. Simpson

Group Seeks Amendments to California Legislation

SANTA MONICA, CA –Google’s driverless cars should not be allowed on U.S. highways unless adequate privacy protections for users of the new technology are implemented, Consumer Watchdog said today.

Fri, May 25, 2012

News Clipping

European Regulators Put Google in the Hot Seat on Privacy Changes

By Erika Morphy

Stonewalling is Google’s M.O. when it comes to regulatory requests, John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog’s privacy project director, told the E-Commerce Times. “Google did it with the FCC over its inquiry into the StreetView project,” he said. “The FCC fined Google (US)$25,000 because it dragged its feet in responding.”

Thu, May 24, 2012

Blog Post

They’re Finally Getting Google’s Number

Posted by John M. Simpson

Consumer Watchdog has long held the view that Google’s executives are hypocrites, claiming their mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful, while remaining deeply secretive about the company’s…

Thu, May 17, 2012

Press Release

Consumer Watchdog Counters Google’s FOIA Objections in FCC Wi-Spy Probe

CONTACT: John M. Simpson

Wants Release of Underlying Documents in Commission’s Investigation

SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today countered Google’s objections to the Federal Communications Commission’s release of detailed documents about the Commission’s investigation

Wed, May 16, 2012

Press Release

Group Welcomes Sen. Grassley’s Probe Of Google’s Use Of NASA Airfield

CONTACT: John M. Simpson

Consumer Watchdog Report Revealed How Google Bases Jet Fleet At Moffett Field

SANTA MONICA, CA — Consumer Watchdog today welcomed an investigation by Sen. Charles Grassley, (R-Iowa) into Google’s use of NASA’s Moffett Federal Airfield in Santa Clara County, California, near Google headquarters.

Mon, May 7, 2012

News Clipping

FTC Preparing to Fine Google Millions for Safari Privacy Breach

By David Angotti

John M. Simpson, the director at the Consumer Watchdog Privacy Project, expressed support for the FTC taking strong action against Google.

Fri, May 4, 2012

Press Release

FTC Appears Ready To Fine Google Millions For iPad, iPhone Privacy Breach

CONTACT: John M. Simpson

Consumer Watchdog Complained To Commission After Hack Was Discovered

SANTA MONICA, CA – The Federal Trade Commission appears ready to fine Google millions of dollars for hacking around privacy settings on iPhones and iPads. Consumer Watchdog filed a complaint in February with the FTC after Stanford Researcher Jonathan Mayer revealed what the Internet giant was doing.

Wed, May 2, 2012

News Clipping

Google Wi-Spy Scandal Heats Up

By James R. Hood

Now Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit advocacy group in California, has filed a Freedom of Information Act Request with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeking all documents related to the Commission’s investigation of the Google “Wi-Spy” scandal. The FCC recently fined Google $25,000 for willfully obstructing the FCC’s investigation into how Google’s Street View cars gathered “payload data” from private Wi-Fi networks.

Wed, May 2, 2012

News Clipping

Google Street View Controversy Continues to Roil

By Jeffrey Burt

A consumer advocacy group wants all the documents connected with the FCC’s investigation, while some European regulators may give the Google program a new look.

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