As we told you earlier, Google has ramped up its lobbying efforts, spending $1.34 million last quarter influencing the Washington elite--up 41% from the same period last year. Who are these lobbyists Google is using to pressure federal lawmakers and what are they trying to accomplish?
Here, we've Googled the Googlers for you, and found that the search giant is most concerned with influencing policy related to privacy and net neutrality.
Alan Davidson. Davidson is Google's director of public policy and government affairs and has written extensively on not just privacy but network neutrality, a hot-button issue that is gaining steam in Washington. It relates to search neutrality, which, as Google has argued, would badly damage the search engine's ability to innovate. According to Marissa Mayer, VP of search product, Google would suffer significantly from government oversight in these areas.
Johanna Shelton. Shelton is Google's senior policy counsel, and had previously worked for Rep.
Here, we've Googled the Googlers for you, and found that the search giant is most concerned with influencing policy related to privacy and net neutrality.
Alan Davidson. Davidson is Google's director of public policy and government affairs and has written extensively on not just privacy but network neutrality, a hot-button issue that is gaining steam in Washington. It relates to search neutrality, which, as Google has argued, would badly damage the search engine's ability to innovate. According to Marissa Mayer, VP of search product, Google would suffer significantly from government oversight in these areas.
Johanna Shelton. Shelton is Google's senior policy counsel, and had previously worked for Rep.
- 7/21/2010
- by Austin Carr
- Fast Company
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