Privacy
Watchdog Blasts Google Event
A watchdog group is calling on seven senators not to attend an event at Google's headquarters that the organization says is a…
Nov 12, 2009Consumer Watchdog
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Privacy
What Google Dashboard Knows About You
Dashboard lets you get rid of some information on there. Google says part of the goal here is to stop the theory…
Nov 12, 2009
Insurance
Insurer Enlists Employees To Fight Health Reform
Consumer Group Accuses UnitedHealth Of Intimidating Workers The nation's largest health insurance carrier is urging its employees to lobby the Senate against…
Nov 12, 2009Consumer Watchdog Releases Health Insurer ‘Lobbying Letters’ Provided To Employees In Push To Weaken Senate Health Reform
United Healthcare Urges Employees to Oppose Public Option and Cost Reforms, Demand Larger Tax Penalties On Consumers Who Don't Buy Private Insurance…
Nov 12, 2009Dems Who Voted “No” On Health Reform Received $568K From Health Insurers & $377K From Drug Companies In 2009
Opponents of Reform Received 15% More In Contributions From Health Industry Than Supporters Washington D.C. -- Democrats who voted against health care…
Nov 12, 2009Consumer Watchdog Calls On Senators To Skip Fundraiser Set For Google Headquarters
Public Policy Should Be Decided In Hearing Room With Sunlight And Transparency, Group Says SANTA MONICA, CA -- Warning that a Democratic…
Nov 12, 2009
Healthcare
The Best Congress Money Can Buy
Health insurers and drug concerns have given a combined $26.2 million to members of Congress since 2006 according to a study released…
Nov 11, 2009
Privacy
Secrets Of Secret Jerry Brown Tapes Revealed
Consumer Watchdog, the public interest group engaged in a major beef with Attorney General Jerry Brown’s office, has posted transcripts of the…
Nov 11, 2009
Insurance
Blizzard of lies in Congress
As the old saying goes, you can fool some of the people all of the time. That appears to be the target…
Nov 11, 2009Secret Recordings Made By California AG Staff Available Online
Office Taped A Call About Handling of Mercury Insurance Initiative; AG Angry, Demeaning When Questioned By Reporters Santa Monica, CA — Consumer…
Nov 10, 2009
Privacy
Inside Jerry Brown’s brain, the illegal tapes
It's rare that you get to hear what's in the brain of a powerful politician because his phone conversations were taped. Listening…
Nov 10, 2009
Privacy
Brown Aide Recorded 6 Interviews
A spokesman for state Attorney General Jerry Brown secretly recorded six interviews with five journalists since April despite being told by department…
Nov 10, 2009
Privacy
Now’s Your Chance To Spy On Google
The Google Dashboard tool is also limited to information gathered on users when logged in to Google. It doesn’t give consumers access…
Nov 10, 2009
Insurance
California Moves Closer To Insurance By The Mile For Drivers
Watchdog Group Says New Rules Give Insurance Companies All The Power Two thirds of homes in the country would save about $270…
Nov 10, 2009
Privacy
Google Dashboard Provides Too Much Info And Yet Not Enough
Indeed, privacy advocates, such as John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, argued Google's gesture with Dashboard was just a straw man and that…
Nov 8, 2009
Healthcare
Looking Abroad For Health Savings
"The industry is poised to expand, and they are really going after insurance companies and employers," said Judy Dugan, research director and…
Nov 8, 2009
Insurance
The Debate Over Selling Insurance Across State Lines
A core feature of the health overhaul bill unveiled this week by House Republicans - and of GOP plans for years -…
Nov 6, 2009
Privacy
Poking At Google’s New Privacy Dashboard
... Dashboard doesn't really give users any clearer insights into what the company is doing with all of the data it collects.…
Nov 6, 2009