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Consumer Watchdog Wants Probe of Carrier IQ, Carriers
Consumer Watchdog has called for a U.S. government investigation of Carrier IQ, the maker of tracking software for mobile phones, and its users.
Continue reading...Carrier IQ Faces Lawsuits, Lawmaker Seeks FTC Probe
Friday, December 2, 2011
The Consumer Watchdog activist group asked the U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission to investigate the "Spyphone Scandal." "The probe should extend beyond the software developer, Carrier IQ, and include operating systems developers like Google and Apple as well as carriers and device manufacturers, the nonpartisan, nonprofit public interest group said.
Continue reading...Carrier IQ: Consumer Watchdog Asks Justice, FCC to Investigate
Friday, December 2, 2011
Advocacy group Consumer Watchdog announced this afternoon that it has sent letters to the Justice Department and the FCC calling on them to investigate not only Carrier IQ, but also operating system makers, as well as handset manufacturers and phone carriers for their role in what it has dubbed the “Spyphone scandal.”
Continue reading...All Eyes On Carrier IQ Following Spyware Allegations
Thursday, December 1, 2011
"If they're gathering every individual's keystrokes, that's a tremendous invasion of privacy, John Simpson, director of the privacy project at Consumer Watchdog, told TechNewsWorld.
Continue reading...You can read ‘CQ Researcher’ in-depth report on Google’s dominance
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
The Prestigious CQ Researcher has recently tackled the issue of Google’s dominance, asking the question: “Is the online-search giant too powerful?” See below for information about how you can read the entire online version of this important study. In a half-page opinion piece in the 24-page report, I square off with Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt […]
Continue reading...Criminal Probe Into Online Mortgage Scams Widens
Monday, November 21, 2011
Consumer Watchdog, a group that published a study about mortgage ad scams nine months ago, is calling for criminal charges and financial penalties against the major search engines in the current investigation. "These Internet company executives were active enablers of fraud against vulnerable homeowners," said John Simpson, director of Consumer Watchdog's privacy project. "They cannot be allowed to benefit from these ill-gotten gains."
Continue reading...Bing, Yahoo Agree to Remove Mortgage Ads
Monday, November 21, 2011
Consumer Watchdog, a group that frequently criticizes Google, wasted no time on Monday calling for executives at Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo to be charged with crimes for allowing the ads to go up in the first place.
Continue reading...Feds Target Mortgage Ad Scams On Bing, Yahoo
Monday, November 21, 2011
"Clearly Microsoft and Yahoo have been turning a blind eye to these scammers," said John Simpson, director of Consumer Watchdog's Privacy Project. "Simply put, too many Internet companies including Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo--under the guise of an open Internet--allow and even encourage scam ads from which they make millions of dollars."
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Calls For Criminal Charges Against Internet Executives As Feds Shut Down Scam Ads On Bing and Yahoo! After Earlier Action Focusing On Google
Monday, November 21, 2011
SANTA MONICA CA – Consumer Watchdog today said executives of leading Internet companies Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! should face criminal charges for their roles in allowing mortgage modification ad scammers to advertise on their sites.
Continue reading...Google Profited From Illegal Mortgage Ads
Thursday, November 17, 2011
"Google should never have published these ads, but its executives turned a blind eye to these fraudsters for far too long because of the substantial revenue such advertising generates," says John Simpson, director of Consumer Watchdog's Privacy Project. "The company cannot be allowed to benefit from these ill-gotten gains. Google must donate the money to aid homeowners who were victimized because of its callous quest for profits."
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Friday, December 2, 2011
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