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Consumer Watchdog Launches Inside Google Website To Focus Light on Internet Giant
Consumer Watchdog today formally launched its new Website, Inside Google, to focus attention on the company’s activities and hold Google accountable for its actions. The sites’ URL is http://insidegoogle.com.
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Targets Google
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Every month, Simpson comes to Washington to meet with staff on the Hill and regulatory agencies, journalists and corporate lobbyists. Simpson said he met last week with Jim Tierney, chief of the networks and technology section of the antitrust division of the Justice Department, and staffers about his petition for a broad investigation. Last year, he testified before Congress about privacy and competition concerns in Google's book settlement.
Continue reading...Trust the Census; worry about Google
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Census Day - April 1 - got me thinking about the data the Census Bureau compiles about me. Google's partnership with the bureau got me thinking about who has the most data and who poses...
Continue reading...FTC reportedly seeking sworn statements in Google-AdMob deal
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Antitrust regulators are reported by Bloomberg news service to be seeking sworn statements from Google's competitors and advertisers as they continue to investigate the the Internet giant's proposed $750 million deal to buy AdMob.
Continue reading...Justice’s Google probe is ongoing
Thursday, February 25, 2010
I've just been reading the transcript from last week's Fairness Hearing in the Google Books case and one thing is crystal clear: The U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust investigation of Google is by no means finished.
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Urges Justice To Include Search Manipulation In Google Probe
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC — Consumer Watchdog today called upon the Justice Department to ensure that its ongoing antitrust probe of Google’s business practices include an investigation of whether the Internet giant is manipulating its search results to favor its own products.
Continue reading...Judge asks tough questions in Google Books case
Friday, February 19, 2010
U.S. Judge Denny Chin began Thursday's marathon Fairness Hearing in the Google Books case by ending the suspense. "I'm not going to rule today," he said. But sitting in the courtroom observing the more than four-hour long hearing, the questions Judge Chin asked left me believing that the objections to the deal raised by groups like Consumer Watchdog have made a strong impression on him.
Continue reading...At Hearing On Google Books, Critics Reiterate Opposition
Thursday, February 18, 2010
In press releases this morning outlining their testimony, critics of the plan reiterated their opposition. “In essence Google’s latest arguments seem to boil down to this: ‘Our motto is don’t be evil, so you can trust us to control the world’s digital library,’ said John Simpson, with a group called Consumer Watchdog which has criticized Google on privacy issues.
Continue reading...Attorneys For Consumer Watchdog In Court To Argue Against Google Books Deal
Thursday, February 18, 2010
NEW YORK, NY — Attorneys for Consumer Watchdog will appear in a federal court today to urge Judge Deny Chinn to reject the revised Google Books settlement because it remains anticompetitive and violates both U.S. and international law.
Continue reading...Justice Department Objects to Revised Google Books Settlement
Friday, February 5, 2010
The Department of Justice filed a statement of interest February 4 saying that that despite “substantial progress” it still had objections to the proposed settlement of lawsuits challenging Google’s Book Search project, noting that the agreement continued to raise copyright, antitrust, and class certification issues. Consumer Watchdog, which had filed a brief opposing the settlement, praised the Justice Department’s stance. “The Department of Justice should be commended for standing firm in opposing this private deal that unfairly benefits the narrow agenda of one company,” said John M. Simpson, a consumer advocate with the nonprofit group. “The DOJ filing and the outpouring of other briefs from around the world opposing the amended settlement, such as the one filed by Consumer Watchdog, make it almost certain Judge Denny Chin will reject the deal.”
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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