Outcry Over Google's Purchase of Doubleclick

TheCybernator writes to mention that several activist groups have cried out in protest of the Google buyout of Doubleclick reported in recent news. "'Google's proposed acquisition of DoubleClick will give one company access to more information about the Internet activities of consumers than any other company in the world,' said the complaint lodged with the Federal Trade Commission. 'Moreover, Google will operate with virtually no legal obligation to ensure the privacy, security, and accuracy of the personal data that it collects.' The complaint was filed by the Electronic Privacy Information Center along with the Center for Digital Democracy and the US Public Interest Research Group, all of which are involved in online privacy issues."

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I haven't been around in a while

[Neil Blender]

Is Google good or bad at Slashdot these days?

Re:I haven't been around in a while

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes.

Re:I haven't been around in a while

[quiahuitl]

Google discreetly bought Slashdot two years ago so answer yourself :p

Re:I haven't been around in a while

[Anonymous Coward]

Your DNS queries are being redirected, this only looks like Slashdot.

Re:What?

[Anonymous Coward]

The honeymoon is over, and Google cheated on us. The only question now is who do we move on to, or do we just have a one night stand with Yahoo! to get over the pain.

motto

[Propaganda13]

Same old motto, you just read it wrong before.

Google - Don o' evil

It's all relative... I guess

[Itninja]

Google in 1998: "Don't be evil"

Google in 2007: "Really now, what is evil? Who are we to say what evil is....?"

Re:What?

[LiquidCoooled]

I would go with MSN, but I'd be thinking of Altavista.

3 letters

[Duncan3]

I'm sure the CIA will call the FTC and make this all OK. Worry not. It's double-plus good.

It's well known the CIA is woven deep into Google, and frankly if they weren't we'd have to fire the whole CIA for incompetence.

Re:What?

[Anonymous Coward]

The only question now is who do we move on to, or do we just have a one night stand with Yahoo! to get over the pain. Just don't ask Jeeves. He is sort of old fashioned about these sort of things and is best left alone in his retirement.

It's a hoax

[Yeechang Lee]

Hmm.

"Electronic Privacy Information Center"

Your search - "Electronic Privacy Information Center" - did not match any documents.

Suggestions:

• Make sure all words are spelled correctly.
  
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• Try more general keywords.
  

"Center for Digital Democracy"

Your search - "Center for Digital Democracy" - did not match any documents.

"US Public Interest Research Group"

Your search - "US Public Interest Research Group" - did not match any documents.

Since Google says these so-called 'activist groups' don't exist, this must be a hoax! All hail the all-seeing, all-knowing Google!

Re:You're right

[Killjoy_NL]

FOR THE HORDE!!

or something along those lines anyway ;)

Re:What?

[e4g4]

MSN is attractive enough, but I'm kinda worried about disease :-P

Re:What?

[svtdragon]

Nevermind a one-night stand; I'm looking for an all-out orgy. Dogpile, here I come.

Re:What?

[OldManAndTheC]

Well I sure as hell ain't gonna Ask Jeeves...cause I just don't swing like that...