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On Thursday’s call John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog said Facebook’s changes were largely superficial, and that its actions represent a “Silicon Valley…
May 29, 2010Facebook's new privacy changes haven't been enough to satisfy its most vocal critics. John Simpson of California-based Consumer Watchdog charged: "It's an…
May 27, 2010Mercury is the culprit, according to No on Prop. 17 campaigners, led by the Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog. Its director, Doug Heller,…
May 27, 2010Consumer Watchdog, a group that has become one of Google's most outspoken critics, renewed its call for a regulatory crackdown Friday. "Once…
May 27, 2010Far from mollified by Facebook's new privacy controls, a coalition of consumer and privacy advocates that have accused the online social networking…
May 27, 2010Although Facebook's latest privacy changes elicited a positive reaction from some long-time critics, not everyone is enamored of the update meant to…
May 27, 2010What happens to ossified Sacramento if California voters get to shop around? Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit consumer-advocacy…
May 27, 2010Among privacy advocates, opinions are divided as to whether or not Facebook's latest policy changes amount to much. According to the social…
May 27, 2010SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) — A U.S. Congressional committee has sent a letter to Google Inc. (GOOG) seeking details on how the…
May 26, 2010The report drew mixed reactions yesterday. The nonprofit Consumer Watchdog organization dismissed it as hype based on "cooked accounting" that counts benefits,…
May 26, 2010The prospect of broad new powers has attracted two Democrats, two Republicans and four minor-party candidates to the June 8 primary. All…
May 26, 2010MOVE TO EXPAND LOBBY EFFORTS -- 'A data-driven approach has served us well' John Simpson, a researcher for the nonprofit Consumer Watchdog…
May 26, 2010Search engine Google, that ubiquitous Internet presence, on Tuesday released an extensive report detailing how it generated $54 billion in U.S. economic…
May 26, 2010At least one vocal critic of the company said the report overstates Google's contributions. The company didn't generate this economic activity so…
May 26, 2010Consumer Watchdog said Google's economic report relies on cooked accounting that only counts benefits while factoring in none of the costs Google…
May 25, 2010‘Don’t-Be-Evil’ Company Following Classic Corporate Playbook To Deal With Critics SANTA MONICA, CA — Google, the self-proclaimed “don’t-be-evil” company, is following the…
May 25, 2010State Rep. William M. Straus wants Google to hit the delete button on private data the company scooped up from Wi-Fi networks…
May 25, 2010Added John M. Simpson of Consumer Watchdog: "From what I’ve seen, the Energy Department’s response has been less than rapid to this…
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