Insurance
Google seeks spinmeisters
Internet giant Google is seeking communications personnel to get its story out to the world and counter what it calls negative press.…
Aug 19, 2009John 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.
Articles by John M. Simpson
Privacy
L.A. Council committee signs off on Google email plan with caveats
The Los Angeles City Council's Information Technology and General Services (ITGS) Committee on Tuesday
Aug 13, 2009
Privacy
Tough questions needed on Google email plan for L.A.
A Los Angeles City Council committee on Tuesday takes up a ...
Aug 11, 2009
Privacy
L.A. Council committee meeting on Google plan postponed again
A proposal to switch Los Angeles city government's email and some other computer applications to a "...
Aug 5, 2009
Privacy
Grad student sparks online advertising reforms
A week ago I wrote about how a graduate student, Chris Soghoian, had exposed the online industry-touted...
Jul 31, 2009
Privacy
Online behavioral advertising opt-out procedures misleading
Earlier this month the Network Advertising Initiative (NIA), a trade association that includes some of the biggest online advertising companies like Google,…
Jul 24, 2009
Privacy
Warning issued on Google Books privacy threat
Much of the focus on the proposed Google Books settlement has been on antitrust concerns....
Jul 23, 2009
Insurance
Heat is on Google, so it ups lobbying spending 30%
What do you do if you're a gargantuan Internet company that's come under increased scrutiny, despite your "Don't-be-evil" mantra? Send in the...
Jul 23, 2009
Privacy
L.A. delays consideration of Google email plan
Consideration of a proposal to move the City of Los Angles' email and other computer applications to a system run by...
Jul 22, 2009
Privacy
L.A. needs assurances before moving to Google’s ‘cloud’
Frustrated by an out-of-date email system that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's spokesman Matt Szabo calls "Pac-Man-era technology" the City of Los Angeles is…
Jul 18, 2009
Privacy
DOJ letter shows Google anti-trust probe is serious
The U.S. Justice Department is serious about probing the Google Books settlement for possible anti-trust violations. Consumer Watchdog was one of the…
Jul 2, 2009
Privacy
Stem cell agency’s chief science officer quits
Dr. Marie Csete has resigned as chief science officer at California's stem cell agency effective Aug. 1 after a little more than…
Jun 24, 2009Consumer Watchdog Praises Google For Considering New E-mail Security But Asks Why It Took Internet Giant So Long To Act To Protect Users
Santa Monica, CA -- Google should be praised for agreeing to offer improved security for users of its online services like Gmail,…
Jun 16, 2009
Privacy
Bob Klein To Leave CIRM Chairman Job
Bob Klein, the architect of California’s $3 billion stem cell research funding program, will not seek a new term as chairman of…
Jun 12, 2009
Privacy
Stem cell chairman to step down at end of term
Bob Klein, chairman of California's stem cell agency oversight board, plans to step down at the end of his six-year term in…
Jun 12, 2009
Insurance
TOSback: Keeping tabs on the Web’s fine print
Among the most frustrating things about online services and Internet companies are the "terms of service" policies governing how the businessses interact…
Jun 5, 2009
Privacy
Obama’s Rumored Tech Pick Panned
A pair of watchdogs on Wednesday urged the White House not halt the pending appointment of Google's top global public policy executive…
Jun 3, 2009
Privacy
Opposing Obama’s Deputy CTO Pick
Two 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, 2009