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As Google grows into the behemoth of personal computing that it apparently wants to become, the firm has apparently decided to get…
Nov 12, 2008Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog countered Senator Max Baucus' (D-Mt) contention that the mandatory purchase of health insurance was popular with…
Nov 12, 2008Doug Heller, executive director of Consumer Watchdog, a California group that's been critical of the bailout arrangement, expressed dismay. "Who'd have thought…
Nov 10, 2008LOS ANGELES, CA -- When the Schwarzenegger administration in July struck a deal with Anthem Blue Cross that required the insurer to…
Nov 8, 2008Both president-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain backed electronic medical records during their campaign. Computerizing patient data, which could increase efficiency…
Nov 8, 2008Santa Monica, CA -- California campaign disclosures show that Google, Inc [GOOG] – which is under fire from privacy advocates and government…
Nov 7, 2008I haven’t yet had a chance to read the whole report, but a good executive summary from the California Research Bureau says…
Nov 6, 2008WASHINGTON D.C. -- When the US government took over mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers inherited more than bad debts. …
Nov 6, 2008Consumer activists are criticizing internet goliath Google for spying on its customers. News 8 investigates and gets Google's side of the story.…
Nov 6, 2008With Google adding a browser to its search engine, cloud applications, ad tracking and toolbar, it already knows more about you than…
Nov 5, 2008The nonprofit Consumer Watchdog has called on Google to amend several features in its new browser that, they claim, seriously compromise your…
Nov 5, 2008Chief among the group's complaints is Google Suggest, a feature found in Chrome and other Google applications like Google Toolbar. In an…
Nov 4, 2008Online Video Targets Google’s New “Chrome” Browser, Websites And Software Revealed SANTA MONICA, CA -- Consumer Watchdog has created a You Tube…
Nov 3, 2008The energy giant nets $7.9 billion in the third quarter, the latest in the industry to post eye-popping earnings. "These profits show…
Nov 1, 2008Perhaps the biggest threat to Google Inc.'s increasing dominance of Internet search and advertising is the rising fear, justified or not, that…
Nov 1, 2008It posts net income of $14.83 billion, the biggest profit ever for a U.S. company, amid sky-high oil prices. Judy Dugan, research…
Oct 31, 2008Current Oil Price Breather Is Right Time for Action to Prevent Next Speculative Bubble, Says Group Santa Monica, CA -- The…
Oct 31, 2008Internal FDA documents revealed by Congressman Henry Waxman show that "key FDA career officials strongly objected to Bush Administration drug labeling regulations…
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