Mark Reback

One Privacy Policy To Rule Them All: What Google’s Controversial New Terms of Service Could Mean To You

“Don’t be evil.”

Valerie Burchfield-Rhodes – Laguna Niguel, CA (Orange County)

Facebook’s IPO May Be the Last Straw for Privacy-Minded Users

Facebook has earned poor marks from privacy advocates for years, but their occasional bursts of indignation haven't seemed to filter down to…

Consumer Group Attacks Auto Insurers ‘Disparate Treatment’ of Low Income

A consumer group on Monday issued a study that shows ‘disparate treatment’ of low-to moderate-income families by auto insurers nationwide, and is…

Judge Rejects Arbitration for DirecTV Class Action

Decision eliminates big obstacle in class action over early cancellations. LOS ANGELES - A state court judge on Thursday denied attempts by…

Billionaire Insurance Exec Backs Initiative to Change Rate Rules

UPDATE, Jan. 27, 2012: Mercury Insurance provided this response to questions about its record. The 90-year-old billionaire chairman of Mercury Insurance just…

Privacy Advocates, Businesses Dig In for EU Lobbying Campaign

Europe appears poised to enact strict new privacy regulations geared to protect consumer data, but the debate is far from over. Representatives…

Consumers in the Middle of Google-Facebook Battle

Changes by Google and Facebook could give marketers access to even more of users' personal info Google and Facebook might have finally…

Google Centers Privacy Policies Around Google+

Google is changing its privacy policies around Google+, streamlining identity services and paring the terms of service. The move makes opting out…

Privacy Advocates Fiercely Furrow Brows at Google

Google is making its privacy policies uniform across many of its services and tearing down the walls between them to allow for…

Who Would Pay $5,000 to Use Google? (You)

New research finds people fork over $5,000 worth of personal information a year to Google in exchange for access to its “free…

EU Releases Broad Internet Privacy Recommendations

The EU Commission announced sweeping Internet privacy recommendations Wednesday, in the first step toward a single policy for Europe regulating the amount…

U.S. Firms Wary of EU’s Proposed Privacy Changes

Some U.S. tech industry officials said Wednesday that they worry that the European Commission's proposed changes to its privacy rules could be…

Consumers Oppose Google-Motorola Mobile Merger

An American consumer advocacy group, Consumer Watchdog, wrote to Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia, on 24 January, to ask him to ban Google's…

Google Tops as ‘Lord of the Lobbying’ with $10 Million in 2011

Internet search engine giant Google has poured out $9.7 million on lobbying U.S. lawmakers and regulators in 2011, according to Google's latest…

Spending Plus Online Clout Put Google In Lobbying Class of Its Own

When Google blacked out its iconic logo last week in protest against antipiracy legislation, it got noticed. But new lobbying disclosures reveal…

Google Has Long Had Ability To Track You Across Its Services

Google's controversial new privacy policy covers familiar territory for Peter Eckersley, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's respected Technology Projects Director. He says the…

Google Overtakes Microsoft in Federal Lobbying Spending

Google vaulted over Microsoft in money paid out to lobby the federal government, paying $9.7 million in 2011, up from $5.2 million…