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Court Allows Challenge To FTC’s $22.5M Google Settlement
A federal judge late Tuesday granted Consumer Watchdog the ability to challenge the legal logic behind the FTC’s settlement with Google over charges it misrepresented its tracking of Safari Web browser users.
Continue reading...Google Could Face Challenge To Its Privacy Settlement With FTC
29. August 2012
Consumer Watchdog is looking to get a shot at challenging Google’s $22.5-million settlementwith the Federal Trade Commission over alleged privacy violations.
Continue reading...Consumer Group Files Motion To Oppose Google, FTC Settlement
24. August 2012
The settlement agreement between the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Google, which cost the search giant $22.5 million in penalty charges, is being challenged in court.
Continue reading...Google Recruiting Data Privacy ‘Ninjas’
23. August 2012
“If this is a new emphasis on privacy, that would be a good thing,” added John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy group that has criticized Google for its privacy practices.
Continue reading...Google Beefing Up Privacy Swat Team
23. August 2012
The search giant has posted a job notice for a data privacy engineer for its privacy “red team.”
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Opposes Google’s FTC Accord – Wants A Stiffer Penalty
23. August 2012
GOOGLE’S $22.5m settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over privacy breaches will be challenged if Consumer Watchdog gets its way. The organisation has filed a motion (PDF) in US District Court and asked for the right to oppose the FTC settlement with Google that it thought was rather cheap.
Continue reading...Consumer Group Asks FCC To Require More 4G Disclosure
23. August 2012
Consumer advocate group Consumer Watchdog is asking the Federal Communications Commission to require carriers to list the speed of their 4G networks in advertisements and at the point of sale.
Continue reading...FTC, Google Settlement: Consumer Watchdog Files Motion in U.S. District Court Opposing Agreement
23. August 2012
Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit consumer advocacy organization is up in arms over a recent settlement between Google and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the search giant’s privacy practices. The organization has filed a motion in U.S. District Court asking for allowance to oppose the settlement because it has been deemed too lenient a punishment for Google’s actions.
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Challenges Google-FTC Privacy Settlement
22. August 2012
Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, is dialing up its criticism of the proposed privacy settlement between the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Google.
Continue reading...Google Buys Frommer’s Travel Guides in Yet Another Contested Move as a Content Publisher
21. August 2012
“There is a fundamental conflict between being a search provider and a content provider,” Consumer Watchdog Privacy Project Director John Simpson told The Inquirer. “As Google has increased its content and services, it has unfairly favoured them in its search results and damaged competitors. It makes absolutely no sense to approve this deal.”
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29. August 2012