John M. Simpson
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.
California DMV Must Release Waymo’s Robot Car Insurance Details, Says Consumer Watchdog
LOS ANGELES, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on the California Department of Motor Vehicles to release details of Waymo’s insurance coverage for the...
California DMV’s Approval for Waymo to Test Driverless Robot Cars Is Premature
LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Department of Motor Vehicles approval today of Waymo’s application to test driverless robot cars in Santa Clara County...
Consumer Watchdog Joins Complaint Asking FTC to Investigate Apps Which Manipulate Kids
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Consumer Watchdog today joined the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and the Center for Digital Democracy and 19 other consumer and...
Google+ Data Breach Shows Internet Giant Cannot Be Trusted to Police Its Platform
LOS ANGELES – The data breach of Google’s social network, Google+, that the company hid since last March, shows that the Internet Giant cannot...
Consumer Watchdog Calls on U.S. Antitrust Authorities to Follow Europe’s $5.1 Billion Lead, Take Action Against Google’s Android Abuses
LOS ANGELES, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on U.S. antitrust authorities to follow the lead of Europe’s top competition official, Margrethe Vestager, and take...
Eight Consumer Advocacy Groups Call Upon FTC to Investigate Google and Facebook for Pushing Users into Choosing Less Privacy-friendly Options
LOS ANGELES, CA – Consumer Watchdog today joined the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and six other consumer groups in calling on the Federal...
Privacy Bill’s Progress in California Senate is Victory for Consumers, Consumer Watchdog Says
LOS ANGELES – The 5-0 vote today by the California Senate’s Judiciary Committee to move a compromise privacy bill forward was a significant step...
Consumer Watchdog Backs California Privacy Bill Compromise, AB 375
Privacy is a right enshrined in the California Constitution. The only problem is that there are few laws and regulations in place to actually protect...
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