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Consumer Watchdog wants Google Inc. to implement more privacy protections in its e-mail and search systems as it may be looking at…
Nov 19, 2008Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog said the health insurance industry's support of national health care reform on the condition that it…
Nov 19, 2008The record-late budget that lawmakers passed in September is already so far in the red that the governor was forced to summon…
Nov 19, 2008New Video Shows Privacy Problems With G-Mail Washington, DC -- Consumer Watchdog released a new on-line video exposing privacy problems with Google’s…
Nov 18, 2008With prices sharply lower from the summer's highs, Big Oil's decision to hold off on new production now seems rather wise. Exxon…
Nov 18, 2008Consumer Watchdog is a consumer advocacy group that believes Google's e-mail service, called Gmail, is not private or secure. And Consumer Watchdog…
Nov 18, 2008Industry observers say damage payouts shouldn't pose any difficulty, but the weak global economy could lead to eventual premium increases. Doug Heller,…
Nov 18, 2008Santa Monica, CA -- California drivers with Explorer auto insurance coverage will save $8.3 million per year under an order issued this…
Nov 14, 2008California campaign disclosures show that Google, which has had issues from privacy advocates and government regulators, made what appears to be the…
Nov 12, 2008As 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.…
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