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Pandora Filing Suggests Federal Privacy Probe
Privacy advocates welcomed the idea of a grand jury probe, saying consumers often had little information about how the apps they downloaded were sharing data collected from their mobile devices. "I think of them as spy phones, not smart phones," said John M. Simpson, director of Consumer Watchdog's privacy project.
Continue reading...California Lawmaker Touts Do-Not-Track Bill
Monday, April 4, 2011
In December, the FTC recommended that the technology industry create a do-no-track tool for Web users. In the following months, Google, Mozilla and Microsoft all announced do-not-track features in their browsers. Those browsers offer simple ways for Web users to opt out of tracking efforts, said John Simpson, Consumer Watchdog's privacy director.
Continue reading...California Introduces Do-Not-Track Bill, May Set U.S. Standard
Monday, April 4, 2011
The legislation would require businesses to “provide a consumer in California with a method to opt out” of the “collection, use and storage” of consumer information, the bill states. It also gives the California Attorney General and the California Office of Privacy Protection the authority to "develop and enforce do-not-track regulations," according to a press release issued today by Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit advocacy group.
Continue reading...Feds Probe Privacy Violations Involving Smartphone App Data
Monday, April 4, 2011
"I don't think the average consumer has any idea that what most people consider smartphones are nothing more than spy phones," said John Simpson, director of the privacy project at Consumer Watchdog.
Continue reading...Do-Not-Track Bill Introduced In California
Monday, April 4, 2011
The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, which is sponsoring Lowenthal's bill, says that if it is enacted, California would become the first state to give people the right to eschew online tracking.
Continue reading...Google Feels Heat On Shady Ads
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
It took a lawsuit from Rosetta Stone, the language software company, and a Congressional hearing, but Google apparently has finally been embarrassed into taking responsibility for policing some shady ads on its search engine site.
Continue reading...‘Dilbert’ Focuses On Online Privacy
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
When an issue becomes the topic of a comic strip, you know it's on the nation's agenda. Online privacy crossed that threshold today in Scott Adams' Dilbert.
Continue reading...Google Blamed for Mortgage Fraud
Friday, February 11, 2011
Consumer Watchdog has complained in a Feb. 8 letter to the Federal Trade Commission that Google and other search engines have not only been profiting by accepting deceptive advertising from fraudulent operators, but have also essentially been an accomplice in crime and should be made to stop "its harmful behavior."
Continue reading...Google Helps Mortgage Scammers Con Needy Homeowners, Study Finds
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Public advocacy group Consumer Watchdog says Google ads are helping mortgage relief fraudsters trick desperate homeowners, and has contacted the FTC to help make them stop.
Continue reading...New Study Shows How Google Aids Mortgage Rescue Ripoffs Prompting Consumer Watchdog To Call For FTC To Intervene
Thursday, February 10, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC -- Google has become a leading purveyor of ads by scammers who prey on struggling homeowners, according to a study released today by Consumer Watchdog, and the nonpartisan, nonprofit public interest group has asked the Federal Trade Commission to stop the Internet giant from hosting the ads.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
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