Tag Archive | "Wi-Spy"
House To Hear Why Google Collected Kids Social Sec. Numbers
Consumer Watchdog has sent a letter to the co-chairmen of the House Privacy Caucus, asking for hearings to inquire why Google solicited partial Social Security numbers for its Doodle 4 Google contest. The two co-chairman of the caucus said later on Thursday that they have agreed to a hearing.
Continue reading...Lawmakers Urged To Probe Google Social Security Controversy
Thursday, February 24, 2011
A frequent Google critic Thursday called on the House co-chairmen of the Congressional Privacy Caucus to push for hearings into Google's request for the last four digits of the Social Security numbers from children seeking to participate in an art contest the Internet firm sponsored.
Continue reading...Neither Sleet Nor Snow Stops Video Van
Friday, January 28, 2011
Despite a six-hour commute home on what should have been a 20 minute drive after Wednesday’s snowstorm, our mobile ad truck braved the streets again in this morning’s flurries so “Mr. Schmidt Goes to Washington” could crash a “World Privacy Day” event at Google’s lobby shop in DC.
Continue reading...Wi-Spying Broke South Korean Law; Multi-state Probe Continues
Thursday, January 6, 2011
South Korean police said Thursday that Google broke the country's privacy laws when its Street View cars gathered personal information from private Wi-Fi networks. Meanwhile, in the United States, a spokeswoman for Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen told me in a telephone call that the multi-state investigation into Wi-Spy is ongoing.
Continue reading...Connecticut AG demands Wi-Spy data
Friday, December 10, 2010
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who is leading a multi-state probe into Google's Wi-Spying activity is demanding the Internet giant turn over the data that its Street View cars improperly gathered from wireless networks in the state.
Continue reading...LIVE BLOG: Notes on David Vladeck’s preview of the FTC report on online privacy
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
The FTC missed its deadline for posting its online privacy report online due to "technical problems"… Anti-trust panel going strong. Watch live here http://www.visualwebcaster.com/consumerwatchdog We had the first words on the report earlier at Consumer Watchdog's conference on the future of online consumer protection. Report just came online about an hour late, a […]
Continue reading...Add a 4th category of lie: Googlespeak
Monday, October 25, 2010
You've probably heard the description of ways to mislead people that was attributed to British Prime Minister Benjamin Disreali and popularized in this country by Mark Twain: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." Now we can add a fourth: Googlespeak.
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
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