Europe – Page 3 – Inside Google

Blog Post

Google Antitrust Deal In Europe Would Impact U.S.

25. July 2012

Google — facing the possibility of a penalty of around $4 billion — is trying to cut a deal with European antitrust regulators that would settle the regulators’ objections without having to pay a fine.
It’s not certain that an agreement can be reached, but if one is, it will have a direct impact on the United States. Joaquin Almunia, EU competition commissioner, said that any concessions the Internet giant offers to resolve the EU’s antitrust concerns would be applied worldwide.

News Clipping

European Regulators Put Google in the Hot Seat on Privacy Changes

By Erika Morphy , E-COMMERCE TIMES

25. May 2012

Stonewalling is Google’s M.O. when it comes to regulatory requests, John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog’s privacy project director, told the E-Commerce Times. “Google did it with the FCC over its inquiry into the StreetView project,” he said. “The FCC fined Google (US)$25,000 because it dragged its feet in responding.”

Blog Post

They’re Finally Getting Google’s Number

Posted by John M. Simpson

24. May 2012

Consumer Watchdog has long held the view that Google’s executives are hypocrites, claiming their mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful, while remaining deeply secretive about the company’s…

Press Release

Consumer Watchdog Applauds FTC, EU Investigations of Google’s Violation of Apple Users’ Privacy

CONTACT: Carmen Balber

16. March 2012

Says FTC Action Needed to Stop Google Engineers Playing ‘Fast and Loose’ With Consumers’ Private Information

Santa Monica, CA – Consumer Watchdog welcomed reports today confirming that the Federal Trade Commission and European regulators are investigating Google for violating the online privacy choices of consumers using the Safari web browser on Apple computers, iPhones and iPads. In a letter last month, Consumer Watchdog said that Google was lying to consumers and called on the FTC to act.

News Clipping

Reding: Google Privacy Policy Is Illegal

By Clint Boulton , eWEEK.COM

5. March 2012

California-based Google critic Consumer Watchdog called Google’s sweeping changes a “spy policy” rather than a privacy policy, an allusion to the fact that the move will help Google funnel data on users in one larger silo for targeted ads.

News Clipping

Google Privacy Policy Strikes Out With EU, Others

By Pete Barlas , INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY

1. March 2012

“Calling this a privacy policy is Orwellian doublespeak,” John Simpson, privacy project director for Consumer Watchdog and a longtime Google critic, said in a statement. “Google isn’t telling you about protecting your privacy. Google is telling you how they will gather information about you on all of its services, combine it in new ways and use the fat new digital dossiers to sell more ads. They’re telling you how they plan to spy on you.”

News Clipping

Google’s Privacy Rules Grow, But Do Protections?

By Quentin Fottrell , SMARTMONEY BLOG - WSJ.COM

1. March 2012

“Google claims that it’s attempting to streamline its policies — in fact, it’s about building even more detailed digital dossiers about the people who use Google services so that Google will get more ad revenue.,” says John M. Simpson, director of Consumer Watchdog’s Privacy Project, a California-based non-profit organization.“

Blog Post

Google Forging Ahead With New Policy Despite More Objections; Fines Needed

Posted by John M. Simpson

28. February 2012

Google is forging ahead with its plan to launch its new privacy and data handling policies this Thursday despite objections from regulators on both sides of the Atlantic.

Press Release

Consumer Watchdog Calls For Google CEO Page To Testify About New Privacy Policy

CONTACT: John M. Simpson

15. February 2012

WASHINGTON, DC — Consumer Watchdog has asked the House Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee Committee to hold hearings on Google’s new privacy and data policy and to call Google CEO Larry Page ” to explain his company’s disingenuous statements about its supposed commitment to users’ privacy.”

Blog Post

Google’s Motorola Deal OK’d, But Regulators Vow to Monitor Patents

Posted by John M. Simpson

15. February 2012

Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have cleared Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, but are vowing to keep a close eye on the Internet giant’s behavior after the deal goes through.

Archive | Tag: Europe