John M. Simpson is an American consumer rights advocate and former journalist. Since 2005, he has worked for Consumer Watchdog, a nonpartisan nonprofit public interest group, as the lead researcher on Inside Google, the group's effort to educate the public about Google's dominance over the internet and the need for greater online privacy.
LOS ANGELES – The 5-0 vote today by the California Senate’s Judiciary Committee to move a compromise privacy bill forward was a…
Jun 26, 2018
Privacy is a right enshrined in the California Constitution. The only problem is that there are few laws and regulations in place to…
Jun 25, 2018
LOS ANGELES – An Internet law often cited by tech companies as a defense from any liability for material posted on their…
Jun 7, 2018
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Google executives today expressed little interest in supporting or compromising on the pending ballot measure entitled the California…
Jun 6, 2018
Los Angeles, CA — The Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog called on the California Department of Motor Vehicles today to…
May 30, 2018
LOS ANGELES, CA – Robot car developers cannot be trusted to safely test their cars on public roads without strong government regulation…
May 25, 2018
LOS ANGELES, CA – As Americans Hit the Road for Memorial Day driving their own cars, voters surveyed in four states have…
May 22, 2018
LOS ANGELES, CA – Consumer Watchdog today backed the Californian Department of Motor Vehicle’s effort that in effect told eight robot car manufacturers…
May 1, 2018
LOS ANGELES, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on the Department of Motor Vehicles to open its application process for granting permits…
Apr 24, 2018
LOS ANGELES, CA – Google’s lobbying expenditures in the first quarter of this year topped $5 million, as the Internet giant sought…
Apr 23, 2018
LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed today that the first application to test robot cars without a…
Apr 16, 2018
LOS ANGELES – Consumer Watchdog today called on tech giants Google, Comcast, AT&T and Verizon to follow Facebook’s lead and drop their…
Apr 12, 2018
LOS ANGELES – Consumer Watchdog today called on Congress to enact legislation that would protect consumers’ online privacy and not merely facilitate…
Apr 11, 2018
LOS ANGELES – Consumer Watchdog today welcomed President Trump’s signing of FOSTA/SESTA into law, calling it a major victory for victims of…
Apr 11, 2018
LOS ANGELES, CA – Consumer Watchdog today joined a coalition of more than 20 leading U.S. child advocacy, consumer, and privacy groups…
Apr 9, 2018
SANTA MONICA, CA — A coalition of privacy and consumer groups today warned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that the integrity of elections,…
Mar 28, 2018
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today challenged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to put his money where his mouth is and help…
Mar 22, 2018
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog has joined a broad coalition representing public health and safety professionals, bicyclists, pedestrians, smart growth advocates,…
Mar 19, 2018