Tag Archive | "Videos"

Publishers and Authors Ask To Delay Google Hearing To Negotiate New Settlement

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

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Consumer Watchdog Says Copyright Issues For Congress, Not Closed-Door Deals SANTA M0NICA, CA —Publisher and author associations sought today to cancel a key hearing in the Google Books case to allow private negotiations with Google over digitizing books online. Consumer Watchdog warned that important issues affecting copyright law should not be negotiated behind closed doors.

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Consumer Watchdog Praises Department Of Justice Action In Google Books Case, Warns Major Issues Including Lack Of Privacy Guarantees Remain Problematic

Friday, September 18, 2009

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SANTA MONICA, CA — Consumer Watchdog praised the U.S. Justice Department for objecting to the proposed Google Books settlement in a brief the department filed in U.S. District Court tonight. The nonpartisan, nonprofit consumer group had asked the Justice Department to intervene in the case on antitrust grounds last April. Justice announced it was investigating in July. Justice’s objections tonight went beyond antitrust concerns.

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Consumer Watchdog Tells Justice Any Google Deal Must Include Means Of Enforcement

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

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WASHINGTON, DC --  Any plan offered by Google meant to overcome objections to the proposed Google Books settlement must include a “binding agreement with the full force of law,” Consumer Watchdog told the U.S. Justice Department today. Justice has until Friday to file its position on the books settlement with the court.

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Google snips ‘confidential’ label from lobbying doc after criticism

Thursday, July 9, 2009

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Google probably thought it was being subtle and sly. Just after Consumer Watchdog obtained and released Google's new "confidential" lobbying document, Google posted the same document, stripped of its "confidential" and "proprietary" labels, as an example of its public transparency. 

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Secret Google Presentation Defends Invasive Behavioral Ads

Thursday, July 9, 2009

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Consumer Watchdog Releases Satirical Annotated Version, Says Cyber-Spying Should Raise Lawmaker Alarms Over Internet Giant’s New ‘Net-based Operating System

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Consumer Watchdog Takes On Google As Lawmakers Mull Data Privacy Regulation

By HUFFINGTON POST

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

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Consumer Watchdog -- which, as the name implies is a consumer watchdog organization -- is raising alarms over privacy concerns that have been brought to the fore as online search company Google engages in wheeling and dealing before the House Communications and Consumer Protection Subcommittee.

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Google Makes a Case That It Isn’t So Big

Monday, June 29, 2009

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Eyes are rolling, especially in reaction to the idea that Google is a relatively small player in a giant market. “They describe where they are in a market under a kind of a fairy-tale spun gloss that doesn’t reflect their dominance of key sectors,” said Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy. “Google search is an absolute must-have for every marketer in the world.”

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Consumer Watchdog Praises Google For Considering New E-mail Security But Asks Why It Took Internet Giant So Long To Act To Protect Users

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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Santa Monica, CA -- Google should be praised for agreeing to offer improved security for users of its online services like Gmail, Consumer Watchdog said today, but the non-partisan, non-profit consumer group asked why the the company waited so long to act.

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Is Google Burning Its Brand?

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

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The recent incident involved a privacy group called Consumer Watchdog. The organization and Google have had a history of run-ins. Consumer Watchdog has been critical of Google in terms of privacy, and has been aggressive at times in publicly challenging the search giant, as can be seen in this video ironically documented on YouTube, which is owned by Google.

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White House website cuts tie to Google’s YouTube

Monday, March 2, 2009

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In the face of criticism from privacy advocates, the White House website apparently has ended its ties to Google's YouTube video service.

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