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.
As Google grows in size, so does its political influence. And, while this may not overly worry most people, there is one…
Jul 15, 2010John Simpson Questions Google General Counsel Kent Walker at the 2010 Computers Freedom and Privacy conference.
Jun 17, 2010Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy today called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google’s announced plan to buy…
Jun 3, 2010
Google has been muscling into new web markets and greatly expanding its dominance of other web commerce sectors since 2007, when the…
Jun 2, 2010SANTA MONICA, CA — Consumer Watchdog today called on the state attorneys general to investigate Google’s WiSpy snooping in their respective states…
May 26, 2010WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Federal Trade Commission’s decision allowing the $750 million deal for Google to buy mobile advertising company AdMob is…
May 21, 2010Simpson acknowledges that Consumer Watchdog's strategy is to grab attention on a complex topic that is often overlooked in Washington. Drawing from…
May 9, 2010Wisconsin Group's Patent Rejected Consumer groups that challenged the patents claimed a major victory Monday. "These patents have been very detrimental to…
May 4, 2010WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In what two consumer groups today praised as a victory for open scientific inquiry, the U.S. Patent and Trademark…
May 3, 2010John M Simpson, consumer advocate at the group, said: “Google exerts monopoly power over Internet searches, controlling 70 percent of the U.S.…
Apr 23, 2010Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, revealed today that Google upped its spending on Washington lobbyists by a mammoth 57% from…
Apr 21, 2010WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Consumer Watchdog today called on the U.S. Department of Justice to launch a broad antitrust action against Google seeking…
Apr 21, 2010WASHINGTON, D.C. — Google increased its lobbying spending in the first quarter by a whopping 57 percent over the previous year as…
Apr 20, 2010The FTC's job is make sure that consumers have control of what data is gathered, how it is used and how long…
Jan 28, 2010WASHINGTON, DC -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s condemnation of cyber attacks and censorship is an important endorsement of a free global…
Jan 21, 2010Santa Monica, CA -- In the wake of cyber attacks from China Google has announced it will improve security for consumers connecting…
Jan 14, 2010Two consumer groups asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to block Google Inc.'s (GOOG) proposed $750 million acquisition of mobile advertising company…
Dec 28, 2009Google Inc. will announce a feature tomorrow that will give users more control over their online privacy, according to a consumer advocate…
Nov 4, 2009