Critics Call For Probe Into Google Government Ties

bonch writes "The National Legal and Policy Center has written to the House Oversight Committee to investigate alleged ties between Google and the Obama administration, specifically with regards to the closure of an FTC probe into Google's Wi-Fi privacy breach, when the company admitted to having collected users' unencrypted information over the course of three years. The NLPC compares Google's relationship with the administration to that of Halliburton and cites the timing of a $30,000-a-head Democratic fundraiser at Google CEO Marissa Meyer's home less than a week before the FTC ended its inquiry, where Obama made a personal appearance, as well as the fact that US deputy chief technology officer Andrew McLaughlin is a former Google employee. The NLPC further alleges that the FTC is tougher on other companies, issuing fines to Twitter and Sears for their privacy violations while letting Google off the hook after the company promised to improve its privacy practices."

Comments

Re:This is just propaganda

[Moryath]

Democrats have been in power since 2006.

How's that working out for you?

Re:Political Parties = "Which Industry"

[PietjeJantje]

Yes, excellent, but what about google's ties with government? Look at the title of this topic. Me, when I'm about to get a speeding ticket, I always try to talk about anything but the speeding. I just talk about the RIAA and the aggressive attitude of the officer.

Re:This is just propaganda

[spun]

Really? So how much was Microsoft fined? Sorry, I should have said the Bush DOJ, knowing what a pedant you are.

Re:More Info on the NLPC, they are DIRTY

[spun]

They do not commit fraud in selective quoting and editing. Unless you can point to a specific example? I'm sorry, the facts have a liberal bias, and organizations biased towards liberalism are biased towards reality. I am also biased towards the truth. I trust them because they tell the truth, not because they are on any particular side. It isn't my fault that one side relies on lies, distortion, and fear-mongering, and the other side doesn't.