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.
SANTA MONICA, CA. – Uber today received a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test its robot cars in…
Mar 8, 2017
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee to ask Police Chief Bill Scott to have…
Jan 30, 2017
SANTA MONICA, CA – In a last minute action by the outgoing administration, the National Highway Traffic Administration today ended its probe…
Jan 19, 2017
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on Uber to release information about testing its robot cars in Arizona after pulling…
Jan 5, 2017
SANTA MONICA, CA – Uber is refusing to obtain required permits to test robot cars on San Francisco streets in order to…
Dec 21, 2016
SANTA MONICA, CA – A witness saw an Uber robot car drive through a red light in San Francisco three weeks ago…
Dec 20, 2016
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission charging that Google…
Dec 19, 2016
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on San Francisco police to impound Uber’s robot cars operating without a permit on…
Dec 14, 2016
SANTA MONICA, CA – Google’s new name for its robot car division, “Waymo,” fits, Consumer Watchdog said today, because it reminds us…
Dec 13, 2016
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog has petitioned the California Department of Motor Vehicles to immediately start a formal rulemaking to expedite…
Nov 29, 2016
The National Highway Safety Administration has apparently bought into the hype from robot car manufacturers and has failed to take necessary steps…
Nov 23, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC -- Consumer Watchdog today called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to enact Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards covering…
Nov 10, 2016
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today welcomed the Federal Communications Commission’s new broadband privacy rules enacted on a 3-to-2 vote as…
Oct 27, 2016
SANTA MONICA, CA – Google increased its 2016 third-quarter federal lobbying spending 4.2 percent to $3.81 million from $3.65 million in the…
Oct 24, 2016
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on the California Department of Motor Vehicles to prohibit autonomous vehicles without a human…
Oct 19, 2016
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today welcomed FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposed broadband privacy regulations, saying that if enacted the rules…
Oct 6, 2016
SANTA MONICA, CA – The Obama Administration appears to have heeded many concerns raised by safety advocates in its new self-driving automated…
Sep 20, 2016