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FTC $22.5 Million Settlement With Google Is Deficient For Three Reasons Including Failure To Include Permanent Injunction, Consumer Watchdog Tells Court

24. September 2012

SAN FRANCISCO – The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed $22.5 million settlement with Google for hacking past privacy settings on Apple’s Safari browser fails to include a permanent injunction against violating its “Buzz” Consent Decree with the Commission, one of three reasons it be should be rejected, Consumer Watchdog said today.

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Microsoft Launches Google-Is-Evil Campaign Targeted At Safari Users

By Preston Gralla , COMPUTERWORLD.COM

21. September 2012

Google never admitted it violated any FTC regulations, although it did agree to pay the fine. The group ConsumerWatchdog.org criticized the settlement because it felt the fine wasn’t large enough, and because Google never had to admit it did anything wrong. John Simpson, director of the privacy project at ConsumerWatchdog.org said, “This is letting Google buy its way out of trouble.”

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Judge Allows Challenge To Google Privacy Penalty

By Juliana Gruenwald , TECH DAILY DOSE BLOG - NATIONAL JOURNAL

29. August 2012

A federal judge has allowed a public interest group to challenge a $22.5 million fine Google agreed to pay earlier this month to settle allegations that it violated a consent decree it reached last year with the Federal Trade Commission related to violations of its privacy policies.

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Google, FTC Settlement Can Face Consumer Group Challenge

By Sara Forden , BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK

29. August 2012

A public interest group won the right to oppose a $22.5 million consumer lawsuit settlement between the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Google Inc. over a privacy breach of Apple Inc.’s Safari browser.

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Privacy Warriors Win Right To Fight Google’s Itty-Bitty FTC Payout

By Kelly Fiveash , THE REGISTER UK

29. August 2012

Opposition to Google’s $22.5m privacy blunder settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission is heating up: lobby group Consumer Watchdog confirmed today it has won the right to file a brief against the deal.

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Consumer Watchdog Can File Against Google’s $22.5M FTC Settlement

By Rachel King , ZDNET.COM

29. August 2012

A federal judge returned with a brief order on Tuesday that allows Consumer Watchdog to oppose Google’s $22.5 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

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Judge Allows Group To Oppose FTC Settlement With Google

By Grant Gross , PCWORLD.COM

29. August 2012

A judge has allowed privacy group Consumer Watchdog to move forward with an effort to oppose a US$22.5 million privacy settlement between Google and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

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Challenge To FTC, Google Settlement

By Hayley Tsukayama , POST TECH - WASHINGTON POST BLOG

29. August 2012

Consumer Watchdog has won the right to oppose the Federal Trade Commission’s $22.5 billion challenge to a settlement with Google on privacy matters, the group said Wednesday.

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Court Allows Challenge To FTC’s $22.5M Google Settlement

By Tony Romm , POLITICO

29. August 2012

A federal judge late Tuesday granted Consumer Watchdog the ability to challenge the legal logic behind the FTC’s settlement with Google over charges it misrepresented its tracking of Safari Web browser users.

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Google Could Face Challenge To Its Privacy Settlement With FTC

By Jessica Guynn , LOS ANGELES TIMES

29. August 2012

Consumer Watchdog is looking to get a shot at challenging Google’s $22.5-million settlementwith the Federal Trade Commission over alleged privacy violations.

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FTC $22.5 Million Settlement With Google Is Deficient For Three Reasons Including Failure To Include Permanent Injunction, Consumer Watchdog Tells Court

Microsoft Launches Google-Is-Evil Campaign Targeted At Safari Users

Judge Allows Challenge To Google Privacy Penalty

Google, FTC Settlement Can Face Consumer Group Challenge

Privacy Warriors Win Right To Fight Google’s Itty-Bitty FTC Payout

Consumer Watchdog Can File Against Google’s $22.5M FTC Settlement

Judge Allows Group To Oppose FTC Settlement With Google

Challenge To FTC, Google Settlement

Court Allows Challenge To FTC’s $22.5M Google Settlement

Google Could Face Challenge To Its Privacy Settlement With FTC