Tag: News Release
Consumer Watchdog Welcomes EU’s Antitrust Warning To Google, But Says Internet Giant Unlikely To Settle — Strong Measures Including Breakup Must Be Considered
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today welcomed the European Commission’s finding that Google’s business practices may violate antitrust law, but predicted that the Internet giant will not offer meaningful remedies voluntarily. The nonpartisan, nonpartisan…
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Consumer Watchdog Campaign: Price-gouged Patients, Insurance Commissioner & Consumer Advocates File 800,000 Signatures To Qualify Health Insurance Rate Justification Ballot Initiative
Consumer Watchdog Counters Google’s FOIA Objections in FCC Wi-Spy Probe
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today countered Google’s objections to the Federal Communications Commission’s release of detailed documents about the Commission’s investigation of how Google hacked into private Wi-Fi networks and sought broad disclosure…
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Group Welcomes Sen. Grassley’s Probe Of Google’s Use Of NASA Airfield
SANTA MONICA, CA -- Consumer Watchdog today welcomed an investigation by Sen. Charles Grassley, (R-Iowa) into Google’s use of NASA’s Moffett Federal Airfield in Santa Clara County, California, near Google headquarters.
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FTC Appears Ready To Fine Google Millions For iPad, iPhone Privacy Breach
SANTA MONICA, CA – The Federal Trade Commission appears ready to fine Google millions of dollars for hacking around privacy settings on iPhones and iPads. Consumer Watchdog filed a complaint in February with the FTC…
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Consumer Watchdog Files FOIA Request Seeking All Documents In FCC’s Investigation Of Google Wi-Spy Scandal
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today filed a Freedom Of Information Act Request with the Federal Communications Commission seeking all documents related to the Commission’s investigation of the Google Wi-Spy scandal.
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Consumer Watchdog Calls For Senate Hearing on Google Wi-Spy Scandal
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called for a Senate hearing into the Google Wi-Spy scandal and urged that a key figure known in a Federal Communications Commission report as “Engineer Doe” be granted…
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Consumer Watchdog Campaign: Consumer Advocates, Patients Deliver Blank Check to Health Insurers Representing the Hundreds Of Millions More Patients Will Pay for their Health Insurance Starting May 1
Consumer Watchdog Campaign: Anthem CEO Says Rate Regulation Initiative Not Necessary; 1 Million Californians With May 1 Rate Hikes Differ, Consumer Watchdog Campaign Says
Consumer Watchdog Says Google’s Record Lobbying Tab Shows Astounding Cynicism
WASHINGTON DC -- Google continues to pump record amounts into its effort to influence federal legislators and policymakers, spending $5.03 million on lobbying in the first quarter of 2012, a 240 percent increase from the…
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Consumer Watchdog Campaign: UnitedHealth Group Reports $1.4B 1st Quarter Profit, A 3% Increase Over Last Year; Insurer Increases Premiums on Californians Up to 17% on May 1
Santa Monica -- UnitedHealth Group, which runs the fifth-largest health insurance company in California, reported $1.39 billion in profits in the first quarter of 2011, a 3% increase over last year, as it raises premiums…
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