Privacy

Consumer Rights Group Consumer Watchdog Files Complaint With FTC Over Google’s Privacy

July 8, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<h3>CONSUMER WATCHDOG BITES AT GOOGLE</h3> <p>A United States consumer rights organization,<a href="http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/"> Consumer Watchdog</a>, has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission that tech titan Google is being “unfair and deceptive” with their privacy policies. This is taking into account the fact that Google did not migrate the same individual protection rights that it offers Europeans, to the United States. This went under Europe’s May 2014 ‘privilege to be overlooked’ ruling.</p>

Should Google Offer ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ In U.S.?

July 8, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p><span class="drop-initial">S</span>earch leader <span class="company">Google</span> (NASDAQ:<a class="stockRoll" href="http://research.investors.com/quotes/nasdaq-google-inc-cl-a-googl.htm" itemprop="tickerSymbol" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Corporation" rel="/StockSymbol.axd?symbol=GOOGL">GOOGL</a>) should offer a "right to be forgotten" policy in the U.S., just as it does in the European Union, says consumer group Consumer Watchdog in a letter filed with the Federal Trade Commission.</p>

Privacy Group Asks FTC To Push Google on U.S. ‘Right To Be Forgotten’

July 8, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>The failure of Google to offer users in the U.S. the same "right to be forgotten" <a href="http://www.cio-today.com/accuserve/accuserve-go.php?c=16978">protection</a> <a href="http://www.cio-today.com/accuserve/accuserve-go.php?c=16978"><img alt="Relevant Products/Services" border="0" height="13" src="http://images.cio-today.com/images/new/icon-inline-shop.gif" width="17" /></a> available in Europe violates U.S. law on unfair and deceptive trade practices, according to the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog.

New Data Breach Bill Covers Photos, Geolocation Data, Other ‘Sensitive’ Information

July 8, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>A new bill introduced in the House on Wednesday would require companies to notify consumers within 30 days if hackers obtain “sensitive” information -- including photos, geolocation data and medical information.</p> <p>The Consumer Privacy Protection Act, introduced by Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I. ) and backed by other Democrats, is a companion bill to a Senate measure proposed earlier this year by Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and supported by Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).</p>

A Consumer Group Wants Google to Give Americans ‘The Right to Be Forgotten

July 7, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p class="annotatable">A consumer advocacy group is urging the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate why Google has not given American internet users the “right to be forgotten.”</p>

Consumer Watchdog: Google Should Extend ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ to U.S.

July 7, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Americans should be entitled to a "right to be forgotten" from Google search queries, a consumer advocacy group says. Consumer Watchdog on Tuesday <a href="http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/resources/ltrftcrtbf070715.pdf">filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission</a>, accusing Google of "unfair and deceptive" practices for failing to provide U.S.

Consumer Group Wants Government to Make Google Give Americans the ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Online

July 7, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Internet users in Europe have something Internet users in the U.S. don't have: a right to be forgotten online. Thanks to a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/eu-court-people-entitled-to-control-own-online-histories/2014/05/13/8e4495d6-dabf-11e3-8009-71de85b9c527_story.html">2014 court case</a>, Europeans can ask search giants to remove results that are outdated, inaccurate, or irrelevant -- giving them more control over their online reputations.</p>

Privacy Group Files FTC Complaint to Push Google to Extend Right to Be Forgotten to US

July 7, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<section class="page"> <p style=""><span itemprop="articleBody text">Google’s refusal to implement the EU’s controversial right to be forgotten rules in the U.S. amounts to an unfair and deceptive business practice, a frequent critic of the search engine giant said. </span></p>

Consumer Group Wants Google to Adopt “Right to Be Forgotten”

July 7, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Consumer Watchdog is asking the Federal Trade Commission to extend Europe’s “right to be forgotten” to Google and other search engines.</p> <p>Because of the European law adopted in 2014 as the result of a court case, Google has removed more than 41 percent of the requests it receive in Europe. It declined to remove about 495, 674 requests.</p>

Should We Have The “Right To Be Forgotten” By Google In U.S.?

July 7, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Even those of us who didn’t grow up in the Internet age can <a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1992-12-03/news/9212020688_1_tevye-michel-haskett" target="_blank" rel="noopener">still find traces of our much younger selves online</a>, which can occasionally make for a fun trip down memory lane. But not everyone is pleased with the idea that every online mention of their name may be forever etched into Google’s search memory.

Should Google be Forced to Bring the “Right to Be Forgotten” to The U.S.?

July 7, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>I’ve been a critic of the European “right to be forgotten” ruling that requires Google to remove links to some Internet content.</p> <p>The ruling is anti-information, anti-free speech and a burden for companies that have to sift through thousands of requests. Since Google lost the ruling last year, it has removed links to more than 40 percent of more than 1 million sites, according to <a href="http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/europeprivacy/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">its own transparency report. </a></p>

Privacy Group Asks FTC to Bring Europe’s “Right to be Forgotten” to The U.S.

July 7, 2015  ·  Mark Reback

<p>The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog today filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, saying that Google's failure to offer U.S. users the same “right to be forgotten” enjoyed by citizens of the European Union is “unfair and deceptive.”</p> <p>John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog's Privacy Project director, wrote that “Google’s refusal to consider such requests in the United States is both unfair and deceptive, violating Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.”</p>