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Federal Trade Commission Privacy Report Backs Do Not Track, A Key Policy Goal Of Consumer Watchdog
SANTA MONICA, CA -- Consumer Watchdog praised the Federal Trade Commission’s privacy report released today supporting a Do Not Track Mechanism that will help give people control of the collection and use of their personal data when they are online.
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Applauds FTC, EU Investigations of Google’s Violation of Apple Users’ Privacy
Friday, March 16, 2012
Says FTC Action Needed to Stop Google Engineers Playing ‘Fast and Loose’ With Consumers’ Private Information Santa Monica, CA – Consumer Watchdog welcomed reports today confirming that the Federal Trade Commission and European regulators are investigating Google for violating the online privacy choices of consumers using the Safari web browser on Apple computers, iPhones and iPads. In a letter last month, Consumer Watchdog said that Google was lying to consumers and called on the FTC to act.
Continue reading...Reding: Google Privacy Policy Is Illegal
Monday, March 5, 2012
California-based Google critic Consumer Watchdog called Google’s sweeping changes a “spy policy” rather than a privacy policy, an allusion to the fact that the move will help Google funnel data on users in one larger silo for targeted ads.
Continue reading...Google Privacy Policy Strikes Out With EU, Others
Thursday, March 1, 2012
"Calling this a privacy policy is Orwellian doublespeak," John Simpson, privacy project director for Consumer Watchdog and a longtime Google critic, said in a statement. "Google isn't telling you about protecting your privacy. Google is telling you how they will gather information about you on all of its services, combine it in new ways and use the fat new digital dossiers to sell more ads. They're telling you how they plan to spy on you."
Continue reading...Google Enforces New Privacy Policy, Despite International Outcry About Its Implications
Thursday, March 1, 2012
"Calling this a 'privacy policy' is Orwellian doublespeak," said John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog's Privacy Project Director. "Google isn't telling you about protecting your privacy. Google is telling you how they will gather information about you on all its services, combine it in new ways and use the fat new digital dossiers to sell more ads. They're telling you how they plan to spy on you. It's a spy policy."
Continue reading...Google Rolls Out New Privacy Policy Amid Howls
Thursday, March 1, 2012
"Calling this a 'privacy policy' is Orwellian doublespeak," said John Simpson of the US advocacy group Consumer Watchdog.
Continue reading...Google’s Privacy Rules Grow, But Do Protections?
Thursday, March 1, 2012
“Google claims that it’s attempting to streamline its policies — in fact, it’s about building even more detailed digital dossiers about the people who use Google services so that Google will get more ad revenue.,” says John M. Simpson, director of Consumer Watchdog’s Privacy Project, a California-based non-profit organization.“
Continue reading...Google Forging Ahead With New Policy Despite More Objections; Fines Needed
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Google is forging ahead with its plan to launch its new privacy and data handling policies this Thursday despite objections from regulators on both sides of the Atlantic.
Continue reading...Bono Mack Plans Privacy Hearing
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
WASHINGTON – As watchdog groups urge a slowdown in Google's new privacy policy, Rep. Mary Bono Mack's office announced Tuesday a hearing on privacy issues March 29 in which Google will likely participate.
Continue reading...Five Privacy Groups Urge Congresswoman For Public Hearing On Google Changes
Friday, February 24, 2012
The letter was signed by Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Jeffrey Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), John Simpson, privacy policy director at Consumer Watchdog, Susan Grant, director of consumer protection at the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), and Ed Mierzwinski, consumer program director for the U.S. Public Interest Research Groups (PIRG).
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Monday, March 26, 2012
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