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You are hereOnline PrivacyGoogle’s Faux Outrage over NSA Spying – Part 17 Google Spying SeriesSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2013-11-01 18:16Big Brother Inc. Google is outraged at Big Brother NSA? Is there no honor among spies? Questions for Google’s Privacy Policy Counsel at Cato’s NSA Surveillance Conference – Part 16 Google Spying SeriesSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Tue, 2013-10-08 16:45Given that Google’s Privacy Policy Counsel, David Lieber, is the only corporate representative speaking at Cato’s impressive conference tomorrow in D.C. on: NSA Surveillance: What We Know and What to Do about It, let me suggest some questions to ask Mr. Lieber about Google’s views on surveillance and spying in general. Congress: Restore Our Rightful Privacy Ownership – My Daily Caller Op-ed – Part 2 of Privacy Theft SeriesSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Thu, 2013-09-19 08:55
Please don’t miss my latest op-ed: “Congress: Restore Our Rightful Privacy Ownership” – here.
It makes the case that privacy is a form of property under the Constitution and that Congress must step up and legislate in order to restore Americans’ reasonable expectation of privacy online -- regardless of what technology is involved.
Own your privacy.
Privacy Theft Series Video: Why Google’s WiSpy Wiretapping is Now Class Action Catnip – Part 36 Google’s Disrespect for Privacy SeriesSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Sun, 2013-09-15 19:14Last week a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously ruled that Google’s recording of peoples’ home WiFi signals without their knowledge or permission is indeed wiretapping. For those interested in the implications of this ruling, please see a five minute video -- here -- where I explain what Google did; why the Ninth Circuit ruling is so significant and ominous for Google; why Google’s public story of how this happened is preposterous; and why it is now class action lawsuit catnip. Thanks and kudos to Mike Wendy of Media Freedom for his video interview. Google's Disrespect for Privacy Series Part 1: Why Google is the Biggest Threat to Americans' Privacy; House Testimony [7-18-08] Google’s SpyGlass – Google’s Big Rest-of-World Trust Problem -- Part 35 of Google Disrespect for Privacy SeriesSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Sun, 2013-09-08 23:46Google can expect a big rest-of-world trust problem when it rolls out Google Glass overseas, because of: foreign fallout from Edward Snowden’s illegal disclosures of NSA surveillance activities; Google’s reputation for aggressive and pervasive spying on people’s privacy; and Google’s cavalier legal stance that people have “no legitimate expectation of privacy.” FYI – New Online Research Library of Precursor’s Top Research SeriesSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Thu, 2013-09-05 16:34Please find the new Precursor online Research Library -- here -- which will be kept up-to-date going forward.
This should make it much easier to scan and find particular research of interest by subject and theme.
Thank you. Precursor LLC – Proven Thought Leadership
Don't miss CNET Molly Wood's Google Glass Rant! a ~2 min videoSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2013-09-04 13:28Anyone interested in Google Glass should not miss CNET Molly Wood's "Google Glass Rant." In a short and very entertaining ~2 min video, she explains, and acts out, why she believes: "Google Glass is a new frontier in human rudeness, inattention, and danger." And she concludes that "the world is not ready for Google Glass." Simply, she understands that the real problems with Google Glass are not so much problems for the actual users of Google Glass, but for other people who happen to find themselves in proximity of glass users.
Google-SpySubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2013-07-08 11:38Google is the spy tool of choice, the one stop-shop for spying, and the spymaster’s dream. Google Chairman Eric Schmidt’s famously quipped: “if you have something you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it.” Given recent spying revelations, what Mr. Schmidt apparently means is: “if you don’t want to be spied upon, don’t use Google’s products and services.” Why is that true? Let’s examine the top ten reasons. Summary Is this the record of a trustworthy company? Check Out Google’s Consolidated Rap SheetSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Sun, 2013-06-16 22:33Google Inc. has a rap sheet longer than any Googler’s arm. See it here. It shows:
This evidence shows Google to be the worst corporate scofflaw in modern American history. It is timely and relevant given that America’s Attorneys General are meeting in Boston June 18th to discuss Google’s alleged aiding and abetting of criminal activity broadly. Google CEO Larry Page and General Counsel Kent Walker have been invited to the closed meeting to discuss the matter. Why Google is Big Brother Inc. – A One-Page Graphic -- Part 33 Google Disrespect for Privacy SeriesSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2013-06-10 19:18Google is the only company with a mission to organize the world’s public and private information, and it is also unique in having developed more ways, to monitor more people’s behavior, more intimately than any entity ever. Please see this one page graphic summary to get a big picture view of the almost unimaginable scale and scope of the intimate private information that Google routinely records and analyzes. Since all other companies have much more narrow and focused businesses and missions than Google’s unbounded ambitions, they represent a fraction or slice of the whole public and private data pie that Google collects, stores, and analyzes. Other than Google, only an Orwellian “Big Brother” state would aspire to collect and store indefinitely all private, intimate information on everyone online like Google is doing. We know information is power. The problem with Google becoming Big Brother Inc., is that if a state were to combine its state powers with Google’s unique information monopoly, unaccountability, and surveillance powers, it creates huge natural temptations for corruption and abuse in the absence of meaningful competition, strong checks and balances, and real public accountability. Pages |