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FTC Approves Google Deal for AdMob
"I'm really incredulous," said John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog. "What they are saying is the No. 1 and the No. 2 can combine, and it's not a problem because there is a No. 3 over there that is now owned by Apple. I find that incomprehensible."
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Says FTC’s Google-AdMob Decision Will Hurt Consumers
Friday, May 21, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission’s decision allowing the $750 million deal for Google to buy mobile advertising company AdMob is anticompetitive and bad for consumers, Consumer Watchdog said today.
Continue reading...Google Will ‘Fight’ for AdMob Deal, Schmidt Says
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Consumer Watchdog and Center for Digital Democracy were concerned more about the impact the deal would have on consumers' ability to protect their privacy than the possible antitrust implications of the acquisition.
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Launches Inside Google Website To Focus Light on Internet Giant
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Consumer Watchdog today formally launched its new Website, Inside Google, to focus attention on the company’s activities and hold Google accountable for its actions. The sites’ URL is http://insidegoogle.com.
Continue reading...FTC Likely to Examine Google’s Wireless Gaffe
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Consumer advocacy group Consumer Watchdog said Monday it was sending the FTC a letter urging the agency to investigate the mishap. John Simpson, the group's consumer advocate, said he was concerned that Google's promise to get third-parties to review the software in question was insufficient.
Continue reading...Few Hardballs from Shareholders at Google’s Annual Meeting
Friday, May 14, 2010
Perhaps the toughest shareholder question came from consumer advocate John Simpson, who asked Schmidt whether Google had agreed to a reported $700 million "kill fee" if Google's $750 million acquisition of the mobile advertising company AdMob is rejected by government antitrust regulators. Schmidt neither confirmed or denied that number, but predicted the deal would be approved by the Federal Trade Commission, which is expected to rule in coming days.
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Targets Google
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Every month, Simpson comes to Washington to meet with staff on the Hill and regulatory agencies, journalists and corporate lobbyists. Simpson said he met last week with Jim Tierney, chief of the networks and technology section of the antitrust division of the Justice Department, and staffers about his petition for a broad investigation. Last year, he testified before Congress about privacy and competition concerns in Google's book settlement.
Continue reading...Cute Stuff on Small Screens for Big Bucks?
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Google just bought its first Israeli startup, LabPixies. The company was an early developer of widgets (web gadgets) like games (Flood-It), calendars and to-do lists for iGoogle personalized home pages.
Continue reading...Jennifer Stoddart Blazes a Global Trail for Privacy Protection
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
"She has taken the lead in sounding the privacy alarm," said John Simpson, a consumer advocate with Consumer Watchdog in Santa Monica, Calif.
Continue reading...Google Spent $1.3 Million on Lobbying, What Are They Buying?
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, revealed today that Google upped its spending on Washington lobbyists by a mammoth 57% from the same period last year. Lobbying disclosure forms filed with the Senate Office of Public Affairs show that the firm handed over $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2010, compared with $880,000 in 2009.
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Friday, May 21, 2010
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