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.
Google wants the city of Los Angeles to switch its 30,000 e-mail users to an Internet-based system it operates, but rather than…
Oct 27, 2009A consumer advocacy group that is opposed to a plan by the city of Los Angeles to adopt Google's hosted e-mail and…
Oct 15, 2009SANTA MONICA, CA -- Arthur D. Levinson, a member of both Google and Apple's boards, acted correctly in resigning from Google's board,…
Oct 12, 2009WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Consumer Watchdog today called on Congressional Democrats to support a robust public option and rate regulation as a part…
Sep 29, 2009Testimony Says Deal Violates Law, Is Anti-Competitive And Raises Privacy Concerns WASHINGTON, DC -- The proposed Google Books settlement should be rejected…
Sep 10, 2009Santa Monica, CA -- Google should be praised for agreeing to offer improved security for users of its online services like Gmail,…
Jun 16, 2009Bob Klein, the architect of California’s $3 billion stem cell research funding program, will not seek a new term as chairman of…
Jun 12, 2009A pair of watchdogs on Wednesday urged the White House not halt the pending appointment of Google's top global public policy executive…
Jun 3, 2009Two consumer groups have lined up to oppose President Obama's pending appointment of Google's Andrew McLaughlin as deputy chief technology officer in…
Jun 3, 2009Google's recent and far-flung attempt to digitize the world's "orphan" books, or out-of-print tomes that remain under copyright but whose rights-holders cannot…
Apr 6, 2009CIRM was created in response to President George W. Bush's unwillingness to fund vital research. Four years after the agency was created,…
Mar 12, 2009A Consumer Group Has Asked Google To Let Users Opt-Out Of Leaving Personal Data On The Search Vendor's Systems. The nonprofit group…
Dec 19, 2008Due to soaring oil prices, everyday consumer items including plastic bags, shampoo, and diapers cost more. Many American consumers winced when gas…
Jul 8, 2008The following Op-Ed Commentary by Consumer Watchdog's John M. Simpson, was published in the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday, May 15, 2008:…
May 15, 2008Key patents giving ownership of all human embryonic stem cells to the University of Wisconsin have been upheld by the U.S. Patent…
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Feb 7, 2008North County Times (San Diego, CA) John M. Simpson, of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said his group agrees with…
Jan 7, 2008North County Times (San Diego, CA) January 7, 2008 by BRADLEY J. FIKES - Staff Writer C...
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