John Simpson, Consumer Watchdog, on Google's Political Influence and "Misguided Motto"

As Google grows in size, so does its political influence. And, while this may not overly worry most people, there is one man who is keeping a close watch on the search engine firm. He is Consumer Watchdog's John Simpson, and one gets the feeling that he revels in his role of giant-killer.

Simpson thinks that Google enjoys far too much power in Washington--not least in the White House, where Deputy CTO Andrew McLaughlin is seen as been too close to his former employers. And last week, Inside...