Consumer 'Watchdog' Anti-Google Video Just Part Of A Stunt To Sell Books?

from the who's-watching-those-consumers dept

There was all sorts of news coverage recently about the group Consumer Watchdog creating a video that mocked Google's Eric Schmidt for not caring about your privacy -- though, which did so by getting all sorts of basic facts wrong and while relying on the "evil" Google Analytics for its own site (though, the group claims it's been trying to get rid of it, and has tried to spin the story into a claim that shows "how hard it is to escape Google on the Internet." Actually, it's not that hard at all. The whole thing seemed pretty silly, and clearly a stupid promotional stunt.

It seems that folks associated with Consumer Watchdog's Jamie Court are perfectly willing to admit that the whole thing is a crass stunt to help Jamie sell more of his new book. They've sent over a letter to us, hyping up Court's book, offering to send us a copy, and linking the recently released book to the "stunt" in Times Square, which they blatantly admit was a stunt. So, now, who's going to watch over Consumer Watchdog to make sure it's not engaged in questionable motives in its own activities? I'm all for people actually looking out for consumer rights, but sometimes I wonder who appointed these folks as our "watchdogs?"

Filed Under: eric schmidt, jamie court, privacy, stunts
Companies: consumer watchdog, google