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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it will continue to investigate the relationship between the boards of Apple Inc.…
Aug 3, 2009Now that Google chairman and chief executive Eric Schmidt no longer serves on the board of Apple, an industry group is calling…
Aug 3, 2009Santa Monica, CA -- Genentech Board Chairman Arthur D. Levinson should quit as a director of either Internet giant Google or Apple…
Aug 3, 2009Californians for Fair Auto Insurance Rates is working on gaining support for a voter initiative aimed at the 2010 ballot that reward…
Aug 3, 2009John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog raised concerns about how users' personal data is collected, stored and shared. He's worried about "up-until-now separate…
Jul 31, 2009Profit Reports Offer More Proof That Oil Prices Are Disconnected From Actual Petroleum Santa Monica, CA -- On the same day that…
Jul 30, 2009Microsoft and Yahoo finally tied the knot, but they signed an expansive pre-nup to limit antitrust scrutiny. Vocal Google critic Consumer Watchdog…
Jul 30, 2009Fine Print Contains Hidden Penalties, Taxpayer Costs Santa Monica, CA -- The billionaire chairman of Los Angeles-based Mercury Insurance Company is…
Jul 30, 2009John Simpson, an advocate with non-profit group Consumer Watchdog, also said the Microhoo deal must be closely scrutinized by the Federal Trade…
Jul 30, 2009Microsoft and Yahoo clearly are bracing for regulatory scrutiny. The news release emphasized that the two companies will "continue to compete vigorously"…
Jul 30, 2009Three-Into-Two Doesn't Wash Consumer Watchdog noted the competitive search and advertising landscape will deteriorate - not improve - if the result is…
Jul 29, 2009
Washington D.C. -- Any national health reform compromise that allows states to adopt ineffective health care "co-ops" should also allow states to…
Jul 29, 2009Santa Monica CA -- The proposed 10-year partnership on Internet search and search advertising between Microsoft and Yahoo! must be closely scrutinized…
Jul 29, 2009Carmen Balber of Consumer Watchdog of Washington, D.C., said "in the most ethical sense, the candidate does not control these payments. But…
Jul 29, 2009Wendell Potter choked up a few times recalling the events that turned him from the chief spokesman for health insurer Cigna Corp.…
Jul 29, 2009When the online advertising industry recently issued seven principles to protect consumer privacy, you could see the lines being drawn. John Simpson,…
Jul 28, 2009The "New Dems" are far greedier and more troubling players than the small cadre of southern and rural Blue Dog Democrats. Of…
Jul 28, 2009Concerns are the same as with any outsourcing, remote data access, IT managers say. Consumer Watchdog group said the Twitter incident raises…
Jul 27, 2009