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Google’s AdMob Move In The Spotlight
Google’s spreading reach in internet advertising triggered fresh scrutiny of its privacy practices this week, as US consumer groups used its proposed $750m acquisition of mobile advertising company AdMob to throw a new spotlight on the issue. The move on Monday, by Consumer Watchdog and Center for Digital Democracy, echoes a similar campaign at the time of Google’s acquisition of online display advertising group DoubleClick in 2007.
Continue reading...Consumer Groups Want To Stop Google’s Purchase Of AdMob
Monday, December 28, 2009
San Francisco, CA -- Two consumer groups called on the Federal Trade Commission to block Google Inc.'s planned $750 million acquisition of mobile advertising company AdMob, arguing the deal undermines competition in what could become the critical billboard space of the digital age. In a joint letter to the FTC on Monday, Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy argued that combining the online search giant with a company that describes itself as the "largest mobile ad network globally," would harm consumers, advertisers and developers of mobile applications.
Continue reading...Google’s AdMob Deal Criticized
Monday, December 28, 2009
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should block the planned acquisition because it would diminish competition in the mobile- ad market, consumer groups said The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should block Google Inc.'s planned acquisition of AdMob Inc. because the deal would diminish competition in the mobile-advertising market, two consumer groups said. The takeover would give Google dominance in mobile advertising and hurt consumers, the Center for Digital Democracy and Consumer Watchdog said in a statement today. The groups said they sent a joint letter to the FTC.
Continue reading...Advocacy Groups Urge FTC To Bar Google-AdMob Deal
Monday, December 28, 2009
WASHINGTON D.C. - Two advocacy groups asked U.S. antitrust regulators on Monday to block Google's purchase of AdMob, a provider of advertising services for mobile phones, on antitrust grounds and to address privacy issues raised by the deal. Consumer Watchdog, a consumer advocacy organization, and the Center for Digital Democracy, an advocate of open access to the Internet, said in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission that the proposed deal would "substantially lessen competition in the increasingly important mobile advertising market."
Continue reading...Consumer Groups Try To Block Google Purchase Of AdMob
Monday, December 28, 2009
WASHINGTON — Two consumer groups urged the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday to block Internet search and advertising giant Google's proposed purchase of mobile advertising company AdMob. In a joint letter, Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) asked the FTC to oppose Google's acquisition of AdMob on anti-trust grounds and said the deal also raises privacy concerns.
Continue reading...Privacy And Consumer Advocacy Groups Cite Privacy, Competition Concerns With Google-AdMob Deal
Monday, December 28, 2009
Google's proposed $750 million acquisition of mobile ad network AdMob would threaten privacy while also decreasing competition, two advocacy groups said Monday in a letter to Federal Trade Commission chair Jon Leibowitz. The organizations are asking the FTC to block the deal. "The consolidation of AdMob into Google would provide significant amounts of data for targeting advertising," the Center for Digital Democracy and Consumer Watchdog argue.
Continue reading...Consumer Groups Ask FTC To Block Google’s AdMob Deal
Monday, December 28, 2009
Two consumer groups asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to block Google Inc.'s (GOOG) proposed $750 million acquisition of mobile advertising company AdMob Inc., as they allege the deal would diminish competition to the detriment of consumers. "Consumers will face higher prices, less innovation and fewer choices," said John M. Simpson, a consumer advocate at Consumer Watchdog. "The FTC should conduct the appropriate investigation, block the proposed Google/AdMob deal, and also address the privacy issues."
Continue reading...Two Consumer Groups Ask FTC To Block Google’s $750 Million Purchase Of AdMob
Monday, December 28, 2009
Deal To Buy Mobile Advertising Company Is Anti-Competitive And Raises Privacy Concerns WASHINGTON, DC — Two consumer groups today asked the Federal Trade Commission to block Google’s $750 million deal to buy AdMob, a mobile advertising company, on anti-trust grounds. In addition, the groups said, the proposed acquisition raises privacy concerns that the Commission must address. In a joint letter to the FTC, Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) said Google is simply buying its way to dominance in the mobile advertising market, diminishing competition to the detriment of consumers.
Continue reading...Consumer Groups Lobby FTC To Block Google’s Acquisition Of AdMob
Monday, December 28, 2009
Google recently revealed that the Federal Trade Commission was intensely reviewing the search giant's recent $750 million acquisition of mobile ad network AdMob. Last week, Google said the FTC has made a second request for further information about the deal. Today, two consumer groups, Consumer Watchdog and the Center For Digital Democracy, have asked the FTC to block the deal on anti-trust grounds and possible privacy issues.
Continue reading...Microsoft, Yahoo Finally Sign Search Deal
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Microsoft and Yahoo clearly are bracing for regulatory scrutiny. The news release emphasized that the two companies will "continue to compete vigorously" in other areas, including e-mail, instant messaging and display advertising. It also stressed that the agreement restricts the sharing of search and other data. Consumer Watchdog in Washington, D.C., called on the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to probe the deal for potential antitrust violations and privacy concerns.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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