Watchdog group the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission filed this first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Google in 2007. It's also interesting to note that, as Glenn Gabe pointed out in "Insights From 7th Graders About Google, Smartphones...
There is a fundamental conflict between being a search provider and a content provider,” Consumer Watchdog Privacy Project Director John Simpson told The Inquirer. Consumer Watchdog is calling on the FTC to block the acquisition.
Fla.and two watchdog groups – Consumer Watchdog and the Electronic Privacy Information Center – began pushing the FTC to investigate whether Google violated a privacy settlement the FTC signed with Google last year.
Seems auditing Google's privacy policies and actions is becoming a popular demand these days, only months after the FTC required Google to submit to bi annual audits a privacy watchdog is demanding the same be done with Canada.
Consumer Watchdog Believes Google 'WiSpy' Potentially Logged Homeland Security Data As we have said before, we are profoundly sorry for having mistakenly collected payload data from unencrypted WiFi networks," said Google's lawyer for privacy...
Consumer Watchdog Calls on Google To Answer 4 Privacy Questions - WebProNews Consumer Watchdog once again targets Google after the firing of an engineer who invaded the privacy of teenagers. Their questions: How many other Googlers have invaded...
It's time to create a 'Do Not Track Me' list to prevent online companies from gathering our personal information, just as Congress had the Federal Trade Commission create a Do Not Call list to prevent intrusive telemarketers from invading...
In the long list of legal issues Google is facing at the moment, here's another one to add to the record: Consumer Watchdog suspects the Mountain View-based company to have picked up unprotected payload data (i.e.
Watchdog Privacy International immediately stepped up to the plate by issuing a joint statement with search engine Ixquick, entitled: Ixquick: Search Engines Should Become Government Spies, Says EU Parliament.
The White House took action after the breach was revealed through a Freedom of Information Act Request from Consumer Watchdog. Consumer Watchdog does not stand to be satisfied with just a slap on the wrist of McLaughlin and requests that he resigns.
UPDATE: Consumer Watchdog group have asked the FTC to investigate. Given its recent record of privacy abuses, there is absolutely no reason to trust anything the Internet giant claims about its data collection policies.
Consumer Watchdog and the Center For Digital Democracy contacted the FTC to halt Google from buying AdMob on anti-trust and privacy grounds, according to Tech Crunch. Tech Crunch includes a letter written to the FTC co-signed by representatives...
According to TRUSTe -- an online privacy watchdog group founded by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the CommerceNet Consortium "to act as an independent, unbiased trust entity" -- more people are aware of behavioral targeting and are...
Consumer watchdog groups are making noise about Chrome's apparent shortcomings in privacy and transparency. Rumors floating about the Web included Google walking away from the deal. Confirmed reports of advertisers around the world being opposed to...
When the deal was announced, three privacy watchdog groups asked the FTC to investigate the potential implications on user privacy. Not everyone will be so thrilled though, as privacy concerns will no doubt be discussed in the media for some time...
Privacy Group Takes on FacebookPrivacy watchdog MoveOn.org has posted an online petition demanding that Facebook respect the privacy of users by making it easier to opt out of the "Beacon Ads" program.
Privacy Group Takes on FacebookPrivacy watchdog MoveOn.org has posted an online petition demanding that Facebook respect the privacy of users by making it easier to opt out of the "Beacon Ads" program.
Privacy watchdog MoveOn.org has posted an online petition demanding that Facebook respect the privacy of users by making it easier to opt out of the "Beacon Ads" program, where actions Facebook users take on partner sites are added to their...
Australian Watchdog Suing Google Gets Judicial CriticismThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission was told its legal briefs were unclear and were ordered to submit summaries of their main allegations by the Australian judge overseeing the...
Australian Watchdog Suing Google Gets Judicial CriticismThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission was told its legal briefs were unclear and were ordered to submit summaries of their main allegations by the Australian judge overseeing the...
