Comments on: Google-DoubleClick Deal Passes FTC Hurdle. Now Comes the Hard Part: Europe http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/ Startup and Technology News Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:06:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Report: EU Could Approve DoubleClick Deal As Early as Next Week http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-2018731 Report: EU Could Approve DoubleClick Deal As Early as Next Week Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:11:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-2018731 [...] after the $3.1 billion deal was first announced). The FTC approved the acquisition here in the U.S. last December, but if there was going to be a stumbling block everyone expected it to be at the EU. If Bloomberg [...] [...] after the $3.1 billion deal was first announced). The FTC approved the acquisition here in the U.S. last December, but if there was going to be a stumbling block everyone expected it to be at the EU. If Bloomberg [...]

]]> By: Google’s Eric Schmidt Won’t Talk About The iPhone At Apple Board Meetings, WTF? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1918437 Google’s Eric Schmidt Won’t Talk About The iPhone At Apple Board Meetings, WTF? Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:53:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1918437 [...] to Google’s proposed acquisition of DoubleClick (which the FTC approved, but now is awaiting the EC’’s verdict). There are even grumblings of antitrust action that will no doubt become stronger if [...] [...] to Google’s proposed acquisition of DoubleClick (which the FTC approved, but now is awaiting the EC’’s verdict). There are even grumblings of antitrust action that will no doubt become stronger if [...]

]]> By: The Year in TechCrunch Headlines (2007 Edition) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1883570 The Year in TechCrunch Headlines (2007 Edition) Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:14:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1883570 [...] 20: Google-DoubleClick Deal Passes FTC Hurdle. Now Comes the Hard Part: Europe [...] [...] 20: Google-DoubleClick Deal Passes FTC Hurdle. Now Comes the Hard Part: Europe [...]

]]> By: EU: Microsoft’s Last Stand Against Google’s Acquisition of DoubleClick : New Web 2.0 Magazine http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1880939 EU: Microsoft’s Last Stand Against Google’s Acquisition of DoubleClick : New Web 2.0 Magazine Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:56:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1880939 [...] we reported December 20, the last hurdle to Google’s acquisition of Doubleclick now rests with the [...] [...] we reported December 20, the last hurdle to Google’s acquisition of Doubleclick now rests with the [...]

]]> By: Julian http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1861710 Julian Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:14:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1861710 "old world"??? How arrogant are you? “old world”???
How arrogant are you?

]]> By: I Am Not Posting To Spam My Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1861202 I Am Not Posting To Spam My Blog Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:50:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1861202 @3: Lay off the French. If it wasn't for the French supporting you during your rebellion, you'd all be speaking English. Google can merge with Doubleclick without EU oversight if they like, they just have to stop doing business outside America. Hey, it's not as if 80% of the world's money is spent outside the US. I'm instinctively against bureaucratic meddling in private transactions and would rather that neither the US nor the EU were wasting taxpayer's money interfering with the deal, but the fact is that if you want to do businesses somewhere, you have to follow their rules. @3: Lay off the French. If it wasn’t for the French supporting you during your rebellion, you’d all be speaking English.

Google can merge with Doubleclick without EU oversight if they like, they just have to stop doing business outside America. Hey, it’s not as if 80% of the world’s money is spent outside the US.

I’m instinctively against bureaucratic meddling in private transactions and would rather that neither the US nor the EU were wasting taxpayer’s money interfering with the deal, but the fact is that if you want to do businesses somewhere, you have to follow their rules.

]]> By: John http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1860624 John Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:11:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1860624 IT'S NOT ABOUT THE ADVERTISING.. who's advising the FTC?.. do they know anything about the web, embedded javascript/cookies and what google is capable of doing? This sort of partnership will make google more of a 'big brother' than it already is. Think about this. 1. you visit a web site that runs adsense google ads.. Google knows you were there 2. you visit a web site that is running google analytics (search for "urchin" in view source on any site you visit). google knows you were there. 3. use any OpenSocial app, google knows you were there 4. use gmail ? hmm. they've got you again 5. of course.. do any search on google.. and google knows you were there. All they need to do is be aware of your IP address .. and they can track your repeat visits. much worse of course if you dare to sign into google or use their gmail or other apps that require sign in. Currently, google has the power to mine your activity on the internet and sell this information. Each time you visit a site that has a bit of google in it, you leave a footprint. If they have doubleclick as well.. well then.. better be careful about any site that has an advertisement anywhere. you'll leave a footprint on practically any site you visit. Granted, doubleclick already does this, but google's reach is much broader. All it takes is for google to have some basic javascript on theweb site you'll visit (something they do with adsense, ads in general, etc).. and they've got evidence that you visited that site. I think someone needs to educate the FTC on the magnitude of the potential privacy implications here.. or we should also just ban using Google :) other search engines are just as good these days anyway. Why doesn't the technical audience speak up and help the officials make an educated decision on how this merger is in the best interest of net citizens eveywhere? IT’S NOT ABOUT THE ADVERTISING.. who’s advising the FTC?.. do they know anything about the web, embedded javascript/cookies and what google is capable of doing? This sort of partnership will make google more of a ‘big brother’ than it already is.

Think about this.
1. you visit a web site that runs adsense google ads.. Google knows you were there
2. you visit a web site that is running google analytics (search for “urchin” in view source on any site you visit). google knows you were there.
3. use any OpenSocial app, google knows you were there
4. use gmail ? hmm. they’ve got you again
5. of course.. do any search on google.. and google knows you were there.

All they need to do is be aware of your IP address .. and they can track your repeat visits. much worse of course if you dare to sign into google or use their gmail or other apps that require sign in.

Currently, google has the power to mine your activity on the internet and sell this information. Each time you visit a site that has a bit of google in it, you leave a footprint.

If they have doubleclick as well.. well then.. better be careful about any site that has an advertisement anywhere. you’ll leave a footprint on practically any site you visit. Granted, doubleclick already does this, but google’s reach is much broader.

All it takes is for google to have some basic javascript on theweb site you’ll visit (something they do with adsense, ads in general, etc).. and they’ve got evidence that you visited that site.

I think someone needs to educate the FTC on the magnitude of the potential privacy implications here.. or we should also just ban using Google :) other search engines are just as good these days anyway.

Why doesn’t the technical audience speak up and help the officials make an educated decision on how this merger is in the best interest of net citizens eveywhere?

]]> By: Kelli http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1860455 Kelli Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:51:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1860455 "we don’t go telling the French which invading armies they have to surrender to." Thank you Toby Keith. What an American response. “we don’t go telling the French which invading armies they have to surrender to.”

Thank you Toby Keith. What an American response.

]]> By: not me http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1859913 not me Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:56:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1859913 "Advertisers and publishers aren’t concerned." Read: Google has so much power in this industry, that no one dare complain. “Advertisers and publishers aren’t concerned.”

Read: Google has so much power in this industry, that no one dare complain.

]]> By: Captain Obvious http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1859825 Captain Obvious Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:28:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1859825 julien, responses like that make me think you are vying for my moniker julien, responses like that make me think you are vying for my moniker

]]> By: julien http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1859580 julien Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:15:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1859580 Because those American companies do business in Europe... Because those American companies do business in Europe…

]]> By: Eric http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1859575 Eric Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:14:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1859575 "we don’t go telling the French which invading armies they have to surrender to." OUCH! “we don’t go telling the French which invading armies they have to surrender to.”

OUCH!

]]> By: Captain Obvious http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1859528 Captain Obvious Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:00:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1859528 Can somebody tell me why Europeans get to decide whether it's okay for two American companies to merge, we don't go telling the French which invading armies they have to surrender to. Can somebody tell me why Europeans get to decide whether it’s okay for two American companies to merge, we don’t go telling the French which invading armies they have to surrender to.

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1859512 Steve Ballmer Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:53:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1859512 oh, by the way, I have issues with europeans. oh, by the way, I have issues with europeans.

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1859509 Steve Ballmer Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:53:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/google-doubleclick-deal-passes-ftc-hurdle-now-comes-the-hard-part-europe/#comment-1859509 Darn right! Nothing passes those greasy haired, snail-eating, foul-breathed, black-teethed, deodorant-adverse, socialist-thinking, wine-drinking, drug-taking, weird love-making, tech-hating, man-man-maitng, run down looking city dwelling, lie-telling, bad smelling, europeans. fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com Darn right!
Nothing passes those greasy haired, snail-eating, foul-breathed, black-teethed, deodorant-adverse, socialist-thinking, wine-drinking, drug-taking, weird love-making, tech-hating, man-man-maitng, run down looking city dwelling, lie-telling, bad smelling, europeans.

fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

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