July 9, 2010 2:33PM 

# Consumer Watchdog Gets Creepy 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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When I know I’m going to write something more technical and detailed, I generally switch over to writing on the [TechLiberationFront blog](http://techliberation.com/), which has a lovable propeller-head audience (and authors).

If you don’t mind wading through semi-technical talk of radio waves and encryption, you might enjoy the TLF post, “[Consumer Watchdog Gets Creepy With Congress Trying to Make its ‘WiSpying’ Case](http://techliberation.com/2010/07/09/consumer-watchdog-gets-creepy-with-congress-trying-to-make-its-wispying-case/).”

In its misleading and over-the-top effort to highlight corporate wrongdoing, Consumer Watchdog—a California corporation that reported over $3 million in 2008 revenue—arguably did more to invade privacy than the object of its attack.

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