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Google’s New Scourge Strikes A Nerve

By John Letzing WSJ.COM / MARKETWATCH

15. May 2009

In-your-face watchdog gets advice from Microsoft ‘people,’ interest from Verizon

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Google Inc. has attracted a number of
critics over the years, but the Internet search giant hasn’t yet had to
deal with any as jarringly adversarial as Consumer Watchdog. "Their tactics tend to be more confrontational than others’," said Tim
Little, executive director of the Rose Foundation, an Oakland,
Calif.-based organization that funds Consumer Watchdog. "But sometimes
there’s a place for folks being confrontational."

Blog Post

Making it easy for Google

Posted by John M. Simpson

8. May 2009

You’d think with the communications resources that Google
has at its disposal, the Internet giant’s executives would be able to
answer direct questions. An exchange of letters over the last few weeks
shows otherwise.

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Facing Criticism, Google Tries Buffing Its Image

By Stephen Shankland CNET.COM

7. May 2009

Google, having dealt with two major antitrust issues 2008 and facing
the potential of more to come, has begun a program to try to spruce up
its image and show that competition is alive and well. Consumer Watchdog on Friday plans to tout a Google presentation titled
Google, Competition, and Openness (PDF) that the advocacy group
uncovered. The company presentation (also embedded below) gives
Google’s views that it faces plenty of competition in a dynamic market.

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Google Lobs $880,000 At Health Record Lobby – What Ye Worry?

By Cade Metz THE REGISTER (UK)

29. April 2009

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Why is Google lobbying the US Congress over the webification of the nation’s health records? It won’t say. But lobbying it is. Consumer Watchdog is convinced that Google is lobbying for exclusion
from the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA), which provides privacy protections for America’s personal
health records. As it stands, the laws that govern what doctors can do
with a patient’s medical records do not apply to the Google Chocolate
Factory. If you upload your health records to Google, you have to
assume the company will always do the right thing.

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Federal Report Shines Light On Google’s EMR Lobbying Effforts

By Molly Merrill HEALTHCARE IT NEWS

29. April 2009

According to first quarter federal reports, Google
participated in lobbying efforts aimed at allowing the sale of
electronic medical records in the economic stimulus legislation. This contradicts the Internet giant’s earlier response to Consumer
Watchdog, a California-based, non-profit consumer education and
advocacy organization, that their claims against Google were "100
percent false."

Press Release

U.S. Senate Records Reveal Google Inc. Lobbying Campaign On Personal Medical Records Law Despite Internet Giant’s Denials

CONTACT: John M. Simpson

28. April 2009

Washington, DC — First quarter federal reports show Google lobbied on
the electronic medical records provisions of the federal economic
stimulus act, contradicting the Internet giant’s earlier claims that
Consumer Watchdog’s report of its effort was “100 percent false.”

Blog Post

Google lobbying revealed

Posted by John M. Simpson

22. April 2009

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.

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Google Seeks Starvation Of Growling Watchdog

By Cade Metz THE REGISTER (UK)

26. February 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.

Blog Post

Google wants to get rid of watchdogs, no apologies

Posted by Jamie Court

25. February 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.

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Google Tries To Kibosh Funding Of Critic

By Wendy Davis MEDIAPOST ONLINE DAILY

25. February 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.

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