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Those opposed to Prop. 17, including groups like Consumer Watchdog, project that the surcharges will leave more motorists, especially low-income residents, driving…
Jun 3, 2010Consumer Watchdog continues to push its case that Google Inc.'s behavior necessitates antitrust scrutiny, releasing a report Wednesday that alleges that the…
Jun 3, 2010Public advocate and longtime Google critic Consumer Watchdog has issued a report alleging that the web giant may have used its search monopoly…
Jun 2, 2010Canada’s move follows confirmation that a U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigation of Google is also underway. The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog requested…
Jun 2, 2010Consumer Watchdog said it obtained three years of Internet traffic from the Web metrics firm Experian Hitwise to analyze Web traffic to…
Jun 2, 2010Consumer Watchdog Will Give ‘Inside Google’ Report To Antitrust Officials WASHINGTON, DC -- Google has been using its dominant position in online…
Jun 2, 2010Pounded by the Obama administration for raising premiums, health insurers now must reckon with a foursome of longtime industry watchdogs who are…
Jun 1, 2010A cursory review of some lawmakers' campaign finance reports shows a "disparate level of compliance," indicating the new law hasn't gone far…
May 30, 2010On 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,…
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