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KGO-TV: Win, Win: Drive Less, Pay Less For Auto Insurance

KGO-TV: Win, Win: Drive Less, Pay Less For Auto Insurance

<p> Go green and save on your auto insurance. Consumer Watchdog's Doug Heller explains to KGO-TV's Michale Finney how this may be the first time State Farm and Consumer Watchdog are on the same side.  Thanks to new rules under insurance reform Prop 103 you can save 1% to 2% on your auto insurance for every 500 fewer miles you drive.  "Pay as you drive" is a plan that's bound to spread.</p>
CA State Lawmaker’s Ties To Blue Shield

CA State Lawmaker’s Ties To Blue Shield

<p> Blue Shield of California is going to raise their rates by an outrageous 59% in less than three months. KABC-TV reports that the Speaker of the Assembly has raised $100,000 from Blue Shield while a single hearing has yet to be held on the rate hike.</p>
ABC 7: Animated Talking Billboard In D.C. Illustrating Google CEO’s Need To Answer To Congress

ABC 7: Animated Talking Billboard In D.C. Illustrating Google CEO’s Need To Answer To Congress

<p> Coverage from DC of our mobile advertising van making its way across the city showing the animated satire "Mr. Schmidt Goes To Washington." Google CEO Eric Schmidt has refused to answer questions regarding its Street View Wi-Spy scandal. Consumer Watchdog is calling on Congress to summon Schmidt to finally reveal how much personal data Google stripped off of citizen's private networks.</p>
Mr. Schmidt Goes to Washington

Mr. Schmidt Goes to Washington

<p> This new animated satire, “Mr. Schmidt Goes to Washington,” -- the sequel to Consumer Watchdog’s popular “Don’t Be Evil?” video -- will be roaming the streets of Washington, DC on a mobile digital advertising truck for a week to make the case for why Congress should call Google CEO Eric Schmidt to testify under oath about the "Wi-Spy" scandal.</p> <p> The video is filled with Schmidt's own creepy quotes.</p>
KGOTV: Google’s Cozy NASA Deal

KGOTV: Google’s Cozy NASA Deal

<p> KGO-TV covers Consumer Watchdog's report on the inappropriate relationship between Google and the executive branch, including how a Northern California NASA airfield, near Google's headquarters, has been turned into a private landing strip for corporate executives' junkets to Cannes and the Carribbean.</p>
The Changing of the Guard at Google

The Changing of the Guard at Google

<p> Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court discusses Eric Schmidt's stepping down as Google CEO and outlines the reasons to keep a wary eye on the company--especially with regard to consumer privacy.</p>