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."

Comments

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: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.

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...