Tag Archive | "lobbying"
Issa Urged to Probe Google’s ‘Cozy’ Relationship with Obama Administration
Google's close relationship with the Obama administration has allowed the search giant inappropriate benefits such as access to a NASA airfield and lowered scrutiny on its private practices, according to a new report from Consumer Watchdog.
Continue reading...Group Urges Congress To Investigate Google’s Relationship With Government Agencies
Monday, January 24, 2011
A new report by Consumer Watchdog accuses the Obama administration of having an inappropriately close relationship with Google, allowing the company to escape scrutiny.
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Sends Issa’s Oversight Committee Google Report Showing Inappropriate Relationship With Obama Administration
Monday, January 24, 2011
SANTA MONICA, CA -- Consumer Watchdog today sent Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) a 32-page report detailing how Google has inappropriately, benefited from its close ties to the Obama Administration, including how NASA’s Moffett Airfield, near Google’s world headquarters, has been turned into a taxpayer-subsidized private airport for Google executives used for corporate junkets.
Continue reading...Stearns Plans to Introduce Privacy Bill
Friday, January 14, 2011
Consumer Watchdog's John Simpson said that Stearns's effort "shows that protecting online privacy is a bipartisan issue that resonates on both sides of the aisle. Privacy may be one of the areas where Congress can get something done this session."
Continue reading...Apple Lets Mobile Trackers Have a Field Day, Alleges Consumer Lawsuit
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
"It is clear that we need some kind of 'do not track' legislation for smartphones as well as online," John M. Simpson, a consumer advocate with Consumer Watchdog, told MacNewsWorld. This transmission of information was described as common in the Journal article, he noted -- and consumers have no recourse.
Continue reading...Former Google Lobbyist Resigns from White House
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, who has criticized McLaughlin's appointment from the start, wrote in a blog post: "It's good he's gone."
Continue reading...Invading Our Privacy on the Internet
Monday, December 27, 2010
If Washington fails to act, California should create its own "do not track me" system through the Legislature or the ballot box. The state that pioneered Internet commerce can also lead the way in ensuring that it does not run roughshod over one of our fundamental rights.
Continue reading...Ex-Googler Leaves The White House
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Former Google executive Andrew McLaughlin has resigned as Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, prompted at least in part, I think, by issues Consumer Watchdog raised.
Continue reading...When Analysts Look Over Their Shoulders
Thursday, December 23, 2010
"We're interested in the monopolistic power that Google has, how they are using it and whether it has disadvantaged consumers," said John Simpson, a director at Consumer Watchdog.
Continue reading...Smartphones Need “Do Not Track Me” Function, Consumer Watchdog Says
Monday, December 20, 2010
Santa Monica, CA — The Do Not Track Me function proposed in the Federal Trade Commission’s recently released online privacy report must be extended to include smartphones, Consumer Watchdog said today in the wake of a Wall Street Journal article showing how applications for the iPhone and Android phones widely share personal data without the users’ knowledge or consent.
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Monday, January 24, 2011
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