Schwarzenegger Plan Would Kill Chance to Curb Health Insurance Rate Spiral, Says Group
If Californians Have to Buy Health Insurance, Insurers Have to Be Regulated, Says Watchdog’s Letter to Gov. Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer…
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Healthcare
The Hospital ER As Main Selling Point : Facilities Market Wait Times – And Prompt Concerns
Despite years of concern about crowded emergency rooms, many California hospitals have embarked on aggressively courting patients to their ERs – a…
Jul 29, 2010
Privacy
Google WiFi Data Collection Questions Whether America Protects Privacy At All
According to a new poll from Consumer Watchdog a major part of Americans are very concerned about the privacy issues arousing from…
Jul 29, 2010
Insurance
Insurance lobbying thriller
Can insurance company lobbying of federal health regulation be turned into a gripping spy thriller? OK, no. But this is as close…
Jul 28, 2010
Privacy
Google Users Concerned About WiSpy But Still Prefer Google
Web consumers are concerned about Google's collection of data over wireless networks, but still give the search engine and Web services provider…
Jul 28, 2010
Privacy
Liveblog: Wrapping up
The three-hour hearing on Online Consumer Privacy has just come to a close, but unfortunately nothing substantive has emerged. Senators asked the…
Jul 27, 2010
Privacy
Liveblog: Google still “investigating” wi-spy activities
Google Privacy Engineering Lead Dr. Alma Whitten told the Committee that the company was "conducting investigations" into why its Street View cars…
Jul 27, 2010
Privacy
Liveblog: FTC chairman endorses “opt-in”
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz endorsed an opt-in framework for privacy policies on the internet over an opt-out one in response…
Jul 27, 2010
Privacy
Consumer Watchdog Poll Finds Concern About Google’s Wi-Spy Snooping
Americans Favor Broad Range Of Online Privacy Protections for Consumers SANTA MONICA, CA -- A significant majority of Americans are troubled by…
Jul 27, 2010
Privacy
Liveblogging online privacy hearing
Today I will be liveblogging the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing on Consumer Online Privacy. It is the first hearing…
Jul 27, 2010
Privacy
Google blows deadline for Los Angeles email switch; can¿t meet LAPD needs
Google has blown the deadline to move the City of Los Angeles‘ email system and other applications to the Internet Giant’s highly…
Jul 26, 2010
Privacy
House Dems Block White House Witness in Google Email Breach
At the hearing, a consumer watchdog testified that he believed the White House was too cozy with Google, and the company’s lobbying…
Jul 23, 2010
Privacy
Congressman Boucher’s ties to Google may explain comments
Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va, chairman of the Communications,...
Jul 23, 2010
Insurance
What the new consumer financial regulator looks like
I flew back to Los Angeles this week to touch base with colleagues in CW's Santa Monica...
Jul 22, 2010
Privacy
Is National Security Behind Google’s Wi-Fi Spying?
Has search and advertising giant Google been tracking you just to sell you stuff -- or is it because the U.S. government…
Jul 22, 2010
Privacy
Multi-State Probe Into Google WiFi Incident Announced
Consumer Watchdog, a group that has been critical of Google on multiple fronts, praised the state effort but again urged Congress to…
Jul 21, 2010
Privacy
Google Lobbying Spending Nearly Doubles, $1.34M Spending Focused on Privacy
This past quarter, Google spent $1.34 million on Washington lobbyists, an increase of 41% over last year’s spending during the same period.…
Jul 21, 2010
Energy
Consumer Watchdog Praises Attorneys General For Google Probe, Renews Call for Congressional Hearing on Wi-Spy Scandal
Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog today praised a group of 37 state attorneys general for seeking to get to the bottom…
Jul 21, 2010