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California Introduces Do-Not-Track Bill, May Set U.S. Standard

4. April 2011

The legislation would require businesses to “provide a consumer in California with a method to opt out” of the “collection, use and storage” of consumer information, the bill states. It also gives the California Attorney General and the California Office of Privacy Protection the authority to “develop and enforce do-not-track regulations,” according to a press release issued today by Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit advocacy group.

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Feds Probe Privacy Violations Involving Smartphone App Data

By Troy Wolverton , THE SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

4. April 2011

“I don’t think the average consumer has any idea that what most people consider smartphones are nothing more than spy phones,” said John Simpson, director of the privacy project at Consumer Watchdog.

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Do-Not-Track Bill Introduced In California

By Wendy Davis , MEDIAPOST NEWS ONLINE MEDIA DAILY

4. April 2011

The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, which is sponsoring Lowenthal’s bill, says that if it is enacted, California would become the first state to give people the right to eschew online tracking.

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Google Feels Heat On Shady Ads

Posted by John M. Simpson

16. March 2011

It took a lawsuit from Rosetta Stone, the language software company, and a Congressional hearing, but Google apparently has finally been embarrassed into taking responsibility for policing some shady ads on its search engine site.

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‘Dilbert’ Focuses On Online Privacy

Posted by John M. Simpson

15. February 2011

When an issue becomes the topic of a comic strip, you know it’s on the nation’s agenda. Online privacy crossed that threshold today in Scott Adams’ Dilbert.

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Google Blamed for Mortgage Fraud

By Sheree R. Curry , AOL.COM REAL ESTATE

11. February 2011

Consumer Watchdog has complained in a Feb. 8 letter to the Federal Trade Commission that Google and other search engines have not only been profiting by accepting deceptive advertising from fraudulent operators, but have also essentially been an accomplice in crime and should be made to stop “its harmful behavior.”

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Google Helps Mortgage Scammers Con Needy Homeowners, Study Finds

By Andrew Couts , DIGITALTRENDS.COM

10. February 2011

Public advocacy group Consumer Watchdog says Google ads are helping mortgage relief fraudsters trick desperate homeowners, and has contacted the FTC to help make them stop.

Press Release

New Study Shows How Google Aids Mortgage Rescue Ripoffs Prompting Consumer Watchdog To Call For FTC To Intervene

CONTACT: John M. Simpson

10. February 2011

WASHINGTON, DC — Google has become a leading purveyor of ads by scammers who prey on struggling homeowners, according to a study released today by Consumer Watchdog, and the nonpartisan, nonprofit public interest group has asked the Federal Trade Commission to stop the Internet giant from hosting the ads.

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Is Google’s Copying Complaint Fair or Hypocritical?

By Juan Carlos Perez , PCWORLD.COM

2. February 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.

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Google Reaches Agreement With Connecticut AG Over Wi-Spy

By Gautham Nagesh , THEHILL.COM - HILLCON VALLEY BLOG

30. January 2011

Frequent Google critic Consumer Watchdog blasted the announcement and repeated its call for outgoing Google CEO Eric Schmidt to explain the incident to lawmakers. “The details of the biggest privacy breach in history shouldn’t be settled in secret,” said John Simpson, director of Consumer Watchdog’s Inside Google Project. “This makes it clear why Google CEO Eric Schmidt needs to testify under oath before Congress about Wi-Spy.”

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