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The Justice Department announced late Thursday that it still has problems with a proposed settlement between the publishing industry and Google over…
Feb 5, 2010WASHINGTON, D.C. - Changes that Google Inc and the Authors Guild made to an ambitious plan to create a massive online library…
Feb 5, 2010SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The U.S. Justice Department still thinks a proposal to give Google the digital rights to millions of hard-to-find…
Feb 5, 2010In a big blow to Google's efforts to build a massive digital-books marketplace and library, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has…
Feb 5, 2010SANTA MONICA, CA — Consumer Watchdog praised the U.S. Department of Justice today for opposing the amended Google Books Settlement. The DOJ…
Feb 5, 2010The revelation that Google Inc. is partnering with the National Security Agency to probe a widespread cyber attack has quickened the pulse…
Feb 5, 2010Google has apparently gone to the super secret National Security Agency seeking help in preventing cyber attacks.
Feb 4, 2010Although the amended settlement agreement for Google's Book Search addressed some concerns the U.S. Justice Department had, it still could give the…
Feb 4, 2010Two Texas Congressmen have asked the U.S. of Justice to ensure that the proposed Google Books Settlement not hurt minority publishers and…
Feb 4, 2010If insurers can sell beyond state lines, the concern is that consumers would be attracted to the least comprehensive policies because they'd…
Feb 3, 2010Google decided to take note of International Data Privacy Day last week by publishing their five guiding privacy principles. Here are the…
Feb 3, 2010Thirty-one California lawmakers have reached tentative agreement with the state's political watchdog agency to pay $9,400 in fines for failing to disclose…
Feb 2, 2010The tech blogosphere is buzzing with Apple CEO Steve Jobs' assessment of Google's...
Feb 2, 2010Consumer Watchdog Calls on Commissioner Poizner to Protect 230,000 California Homeowners from Safeco's Greed Santa Monica, CA – Consumer Watchdog has…
Feb 1, 2010SACRAMENTO, CA -- Enrollment in the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program surged 18.9% in 2009 due to the poor economy and…
Feb 1, 2010Consumer Watchdog Also Releases Dozen 'Better Than Nothing' Reforms To Curb Insurance Abuses, Aid States Washington, D.C. -- Consumer Watchdog issued…
Feb 1, 2010Online privacy protection for consumers has been built around the idea of "notice and choice" but it was clear to me at…
Jan 30, 2010Google's bid to secure the digital rights to millions of books remains under attack from rivals and other critics trying to block…
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