Privacy

Privacy Groups Blast Google Policy Change

December 20, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p><b>They are urging the FTC to claw back profits, saying fines are meaningless to Google</b></p> <p>Consumer groups have filed a formal challenge to Google's change in privacy policy, implemented back in June.</p>

The FTC Is Looking Into Google’s Privacy Policies Again

December 20, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Last week, consumer advocacy groups “Privacy Rights Clearinghouse” and “Consumer Watchdog” have filed a new complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Google, claiming that the tech giant has once again violated user privacy terms when it changed its privacy policy back in June. Assuming that the FTC agrees with the claims, Google might be forced to pass on advertising revenue collected since June, which – according to Consumer Watchdog privacy project director, John Simpson – could add up to billions of dollars.</p>

Google Faces FTC Complaint Over Changes To Privacy Policy

December 20, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p>The US groups Consumer Watchdog and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Google, claiming the company acted in an unfair and deceptive way when it changed its privacy policy earlier this year. </p>

US Regulator Investigates Tet Another Complaint Against Google And Its Privacy Policies

December 20, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<section id="article14255_8583"> <div class="chapterBody"> <ul> <li><strong>Federal Trade Commission to look into allegations by consumer rights group</strong></li> <li><strong>Charges that privacy policy change made "in a highly deceptive manner"</strong></li> <li><strong>Google: "We tested it on users around the world and nobody complained...</strong></li> <li><strong>And anyway it's not sharp practice, its "evolution"</strong></li> </ul>

Privacy Groups: ‘Serial Offender’ Google Deceived Consumers With 2016 Policy Change

December 20, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p><b>Consumer Watchdog and Privacy Rights Clearing House last week asked the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate and punish Google for its privacy policy revision in June.</b></p>

Privacy Groups Complain To FTC Over Google’s ‘Deceptive’ Policy Change

December 20, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p><b>The complaint alleges that Google changed its policy in June to combine personal and browsing data</b></p> <p style="">Privacy groups have complained to the Federal Trade Commission that Google is encroaching on user privacy through a policy change in June that allows it to combine personally identifiable information with browsing data collected by its DoubleClick digital advertising service.</p>

Bike Group, Business Owner Cite Uber Self-Driving Mishaps

December 20, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Gaffes and glitches continue to beset Uber’s tests of self-driving cars in San Francisco.</p> <p><a href="http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Uber-s-self-driving-cars-stay-on-SF-roads-10801881.php?t=b3ea588990&cmpid=email-premium">Already under fire from state and city lawmakers for not getting permits,</a> the cars are now raising an outcry from bicyclists, who say they make illegal and unsafe right turns through bike lanes. And a business owner says he saw one of the cars, which appeared to be in self-driving mode, go through a red light a few weeks ago.</p>

Advocacy Groups File FTC Complaint Over Google Privacy Policy Change

December 20, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p><b>Two consumer advocacy groups have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission that Google deliberately deceived consumers about a change in the company's data privacy policy.</b></p> <p> </p> <p>Two privacy groups have formally accused Google of deceiving customers about the implications of a privacy policy change that the company made earlier this year.</p>

Robo-Car Wars Witness: Uber-Robo Drove Through Red Light While Self-Driving

December 20, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p>There’s a problem when breaking the law, especially in a small town like San Francisco, someone is bound to see a crime and since there is a giant Uber on the side of the car, be able to identify the event. A witness saw an Uber robot car drive through a red light in San Francisco three weeks ago and Consumer Watchdog today shared details of the incident with the Department of Motor Vehicles to help it prepare <a href="http://www.autoconnectedcar.com/legal/">legal</a> action against the renegade firm.</p>

FTC Urged To Investigate Google Over ‘Dangerously Invasive’ Privacy Policy

December 19, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p>This summer, Google revised its privacy policy to allow the company to combine data about people's Web-browsing activity -- which ad companies long insisted was "anonymous" -- with information seen as personally identifiable.</p>

Privacy Groups Seek Regulatory Review of Google Privacy Policy

December 19, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p><strong>Complaint filed with FTC takes issue with how search giant bundles user data</strong></p> <p>Two privacy groups have filed a complaint asking U.S. regulators to review changes Google made to its privacy policy in June that enable the internet-search giant to build more robust profiles of its users.</p>

Google Facing FTC Scrutiny Over Privacy — Yet Again

December 19, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Consumer advocates have <a href="http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/resources/ftc_google_complaint_12-5-2016docx.pdf">filed a complaint</a> with the Federal Trade Commission charging that Google violated user privacy through a policy change that gives the company more leeway to build profiles of people as they browse the Web and use Google services.</span></p>