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Congress Warned Of Google Privacy & Security Risks After Google Markets Services To Staffers On Hill
New Video Shows Privacy Problems With G-Mail Washington, DC -- Consumer Watchdog released a new on-line video exposing privacy problems with Google’s Gmail service and other Google applications in the wake of Google’s recent marketing efforts on Capitol Hill. At a speech in Washington D.C. today, Google CEO Eric Schmidt acknowledged the group’s privacy concerns and expressed an interest in addressing them. He said his concern was balancing performance and speed of the system with privacy and security demands.
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog: Google Made First Political Contributions
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
California campaign disclosures show that Google, which has had issues from privacy advocates and government regulators, made what appears to be the first political contributions to elected officials in the company's history.
Continue reading...Google Makes First California Candidate Contributions As Criticism Mounts – Updated 11/11/08
Friday, November 7, 2008
Santa Monica, CA -- California campaign disclosures show that Google, Inc [GOOG] – which is under fire from privacy advocates and government regulators – made what appears to be the first political contributions to California candidates in the company’s history.
Continue reading...Is Chrome Spying on You?
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
The nonprofit Consumer Watchdog has called on Google to amend several features in its new browser that, they claim, seriously compromise your privacy on the Web. You may have noticed that whenever you start typing into Google's search field, the site starts suggesting topics for you. Google is, in fact, recording and storing every keystroke you type, regardless of whether you hit the search button or not. The company also stores your IP address, which can narrow your physical location down to within a block or two. In short, Google has compiled a profile of who you are and what you're like, along with a damn good idea of where you live. If the government would like to know as well, and can get their hands on a subpoena, there's not much you can do about it.
Continue reading...Google Chrome Privacy Issues Prompts Plea To Google Execs
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Chief among the group's complaints is Google Suggest, a feature found in Chrome and other Google applications like Google Toolbar. In an effort to publicize what it claims are the privacy failings of Google...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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