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Google lobbying revealed
First quarter lobbying reports just filed with the U.S. Senate's Office of Public Records show that Google lobbied Congress about electronic medical record provisions in the federal economic stimulus act.
Continue reading...Google Digital Book ‘Monopoly’ Feels Heat — Redmond Blamed
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Complaints over Google's sweeping digital books settlement have reached a boiling point. And now, a familiar Google nemesis has called on the US Department of Justice to scrutinize the Book Search pact. Today, the consumer watchdog known only as Consumer Watchdog tossed a letter at US Attorney General Eric Holder and other DoJ officials, asking them to delay the settlement until some changes are made. Consumer Watchdog is the consumer watchdog that Google famously tried to snuff out after taking issue with its press release tactics.
Continue reading...It’s Not Just Microsoft That’s Balking At Google’s Book Plans
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Earlier this week, Google’s public relations team sent around to reporters a story from Wired suggesting that Microsoft was behind the opposition to its sweeping settlement with book publishers and authors over its book scanning project. I covered a focal point of the opposition to the agreement, the concerns over Google’s virtually exclusive license to millions of so-called orphan books, in Saturday’s Times. And in a letter sent last week, Consumer Watchdog, a public interest group in Southern California, has asked the Justice Department to intervene in the case to “bring about changes that will truly serve the public interest.”
Continue reading...Google Seeks Starvation Of Growling Watchdog
Thursday, February 26, 2009
(Semi-)Apology For Money-Snuffing Missive San Francisco, CA -- Google has attempted to cut the funding of a well-known public watchdog, after the organization launched a "guerrilla" attack on its Washington lobby operation.
Continue reading...Google wants to get rid of watchdogs, no apologies
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
When I walked into the Consumer Watchdog office today on a press conference seeking to protect benefits for autistic children, it occurred to me just what is so insidious about Google's efforts to de-fund our consumer group.
Continue reading...Google Tries To Kibosh Funding Of Critic
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
This week, it came to light that Google attempted to persuade a foundation to stop funding Consumer Watchdog, Santa Monica, Calif.-based non-profit that criticized the search giant for its privacy stance.
Continue reading...Google Watchdog Battle Heats Up
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court wrote to Google CEO Eric Schmidt Monday arguing that his top executives must "have more important priorities than defunding a consumer group critical of your lack of privacy protections." In the letter, he laid out some observations about Google's perceived "less than open corporate culture, its opaque public policymaking division and some suggestions for change and moving forward."
Continue reading...Privacy Watchdog Suffers Google’s Ire
Monday, February 23, 2009
Search Giant Tries To Pull Consumer Watchdog's Funding The U.S. privacy and consumer protection group Consumer Watchdog today shot back at Google for allegedly trying to have its funding withdrawn.
Continue reading...Privacy Watchdog Condemns Google For Effort To Defund It: Calls For Greater Corporate Disclosure About Lobbying Efforts And Independent Privacy Chief
Monday, February 23, 2009
Washington, DC -- Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court wrote Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt today questioning the company’s priorities following efforts by one of Google’s top executives to dissuade a charitable foundation from supporting the nonpartisan group’s privacy efforts.
Continue reading...Google Executive Apologizes Over Email To Consumer Watchdog Donor
Lincoln Spector and Ian Lamont
Monday, February 23, 2009
Bob Boorstin, Google's Director of Corporate and Policy Communications, issued a statement on Monday apologizing for sending information about Consumer Watchdog to The Rose Foundation. Earlier on Monday, Consumer Watchdog published the text of an email that Boorstin sent to the foundation on February 9, in which he asked it to consider withdrawing funding. Boorstin cited Consumer Watchdog's campaign to highlight Google's alleged lobbying activities on Capitol Hill.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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