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's stem cell board began last week's two-day meeting with a much needed in-depth presentation from the staff on the agency's financial…
Feb 3, 2009
Noting that the board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved 253 research grants totaling...
Jan 28, 2009The White House webmaster apparently is hearing concerns from privacy advocates about exemptions from federal rules for Google's YouTube video service, but…
Jan 27, 2009Back in December leaders of California's stem cell agency were in a big rush to push through a $400,000 grant so the…
Jan 27, 2009Twelve hours after blogger Chris Soghoian revealed privacy concerns about Google's involvement with the ...
Jan 23, 2009The selection of a new vice chairman of California's stem cell board won't take place at next week's meeting in San Francisco…
Jan 21, 2009The contest to be the next vice chair of the state stem cell board is heating up with Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA)…
Jan 9, 2009A model's suit to force Google to identify an anonymous blogger highlights the privacy issues surrounding many of Google's services. According to…
Jan 7, 2009Directors of California's stem cell agency are being asked Tuesday to approve a request for $420,000 so the International...
Dec 22, 2008A 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, 2008Google's corporate motto is still "Don't be evil", but folks just don't trust the Internet...
Dec 16, 2008The Wall Street Journal touched off a debate Monday in an article suggesting that Internet giant ...
Dec 16, 2008I was surprised today when Internet giant Google today removed the "Beta" or test label from its new Chrome browser. Four-year-old Gmail…
Dec 12, 2008Google's arch-rival, Mircrosoft, has just announced it will anonymize all private data it collects during online searches after six months if its…
Dec 9, 2008In its fight to muster a quorum for regular stem cell board meetings, a board subcommittee has signed off on ...
Oct 14, 2008In a bid to to make the $700 billion bailout palatable to Congressional Republicans, some supporters of the plan are proposing adding…
Oct 1, 2008Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have enacted into law intellectual property policy provisions covering research funded by the…
Sep 29, 2008
The California stem agency board barely mustered a quorum at its meeting in San Diego...
Sep 26, 2008