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Growing White House ties to Google draw protest: Consumer groups object to expected selection of Google exec to deputy CTO post

Date: June 4, 2009

Author: Patrick Thibodeau

QUOTE: White House's reported plan to appoint another Google Inc. executive to a top tech advisory post is, for some, carrying the idea [a "Google-enabled government"] too far.

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Article MetaInformation:

Key People:

• Jeffrey "Jeff" Chester
• Eric E. Schmidt Ph.D.
• Aneesh Chopra
• John M. Simpson M.A.

Key Organizations:

• Center for Digital Democracy (CDD)
• Computerworld
• Consumer Watchdog
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Google
• Justice Department/Department of Justice (DOJ)
• White House Office of Social Innovation

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Information
    • Truth / Honesty / Lying / Cheating
      • Hide/Mislead
        • Disclosure/Conflicts of Interest
          • Disclosure/Conflict of Interest (Organizational)

• Computers & Information Technology
  • Computer Industry Issues

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • Government Jobs / Civil Service
    • Government Regulation
    • Lobbying

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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