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Will Google’s Legal Woes Define How Far It Crossed The Creepy Line?
Consumer Watchdog's scorecard is full of "evil" tally marks against Google. Some claim that Microsoft is spreading FUD, but legal woes facing Google seem to disagree that Google hasn't crossed creepy line.
Continue reading...Google’s $700 Million ITA Buy Cleared With Conditions
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Another group, Consumer Watchdog, expressed concern that even with the conditions on the deal, Google will "ultimately win control of the travel search industry, driving ticket prices up for consumers."
Continue reading...DoJ Green-Lights Google Takeover of ITA with Several Conditions
Friday, April 8, 2011
Consumer Watchdog and the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) both expressed measured confidence about the proposal as well. Consumer Watchdog said the DoJ's conditions would "focus unprecedented and necessary regulatory scrutiny on the Internet giant," but that even with the rules in place, Google could still drive up ticket prices due to its dominance in search.
Continue reading...DOJ’s Strict Conditions on Google/ITA Deal Will Open Internet Giant To Unprecedented Scrutiny
Friday, April 8, 2011
Full Investigation Of Anticompetitive Search Practices Needed, Consumer Watchdog Says WASHINGTON, DC -- The Department of Justice’s conditions on Google’s $700 million deal to buy ITA Software will focus unprecedented and necessary regulatory scrutiny on the Internet giant, Consumer Watchdog said today. The nonpartisan, nonprofit public interest group called on the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google’s anticompetitive search practices.
Continue reading...Google Faces More Washington Scrutiny
Friday, March 11, 2011
The Senate Antitrust Subcommittee plan to examine Google's activities for possible antitrust violations, is the latest indication that the Internet giant's behavior is drawing increasingly skeptical -- and well deserved -- scrutiny in the nation's capital.
Continue reading...Google’s Search “Sting” Is Hypocritical
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Google is blasting rival Microsoft for copying its search engine results for use on Microsoft's search service, Bing. Microsoft claims they did nothing wrong and that Google engaged in "a spy-novelesque stunt."
Continue reading...Is Google’s Copying Complaint Fair or Hypocritical?
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
When involved in a spat over allegations of unauthorized copying or misappropriation of content and ideas, Google -- fairly or not -- usually plays the villain... "Google's complaint is the height of hypocrisy. The company's entire business model is built on the use of other people's content usually without bothering to seek permission," said John Simpson, from Consumer Watchdog's Inside Google research team.
Continue reading...Google Faces Legal Woes Worldwide
Friday, January 14, 2011
It's been a tough week for Google as it faced legal challenges from around the world, the most prominent being that Department of Justice antitrust staff is preparing for the possibility of a suit to block the Internet giant's acquisition of ITA.
Continue reading...When Analysts Look Over Their Shoulders
Thursday, December 23, 2010
"We're interested in the monopolistic power that Google has, how they are using it and whether it has disadvantaged consumers," said John Simpson, a director at Consumer Watchdog.
Continue reading...Microsoft To Add Tracking Protection To IE9
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Advertisers complain the Internet Explorer browser tool will hinder their ability to support free news, entertainment and other online content. Less than a week after federal regulators proposed giving web users a “do-not-track” option against online advertisers, Microsoft announced that it will add its own tracking protection mechanism in the next version of Internet Explorer […]
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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