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Consumer Reports delivers petition signatures urging the Hershey Company to remove harmful heavy metals from its dark chocolate products

More than 75,000 consumers have called on Hershey’s to protect the public from toxic lead and cadmium in its dark chocolate bars HERSHEY, PA –…

May 25, 2023

Food
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CR investigation of buy now, pay later apps finds Paypal rates highest for privacy, transparency, and security, while Perpay and Zilch fall short

CR identifies steps providers can take to improve protections and tips for consumers YONKERS, NY – A new Consumer Reports investigation of buy now, pay…

May 25, 2023

Money

Buy Now, Pay Later: A Case Study for a Digital Finance Standard

Executive Summary Buy now, pay later (BNPL) products are an extremely fast-growing form of lending that typically enables consumers to split the cost of retail…

May 25, 2023

Money

Buy Now, Pay Later Online Discussion Panel

Consumer Reports conducted an online discussion board on buy now, pay later (BNPL) services from January 24-26, 2023. Schlesinger Group (now Sago) hosted the study…

May 25, 2023

Money
Press Release

Consumer Reports applauds Minnesota Governor for signing robust right to repair bill into law

Governor Walz signs CR-endorsed measure to provide Minnesota consumers with new rights to repair their digital devices St. Paul, MN — Minnesota consumers will now…

May 24, 2023

Tech & Privacy
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Consumer, economic justice, and community groups urge New York financial regulator to ban auto insurers from basing rates on credit information

Unfair practice disproportionately harms low income, Black, and Latino New Yorkers ALBANY, NY — A coalition of 25 consumer, economic justice, and community groups today…

May 23, 2023

Money

Coalition letter urging New York financial regulator to ban insurers from using credit information to charge higher rates for auto coverage

A coalition of consumer, economic justice, and community groups today called on the New York Department of Financial Services to prohibit auto insurers from using…

May 23, 2023

Money
Press Release

Consumer Reports applauds Montana Governor for signing comprehensive privacy bill into law

Helena, Montana — Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed the Consumer Data Privacy Act (SB 384) into law today. Montana residents will now have baseline privacy…

May 22, 2023

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports Comments on Nevada S.B. 370, Health Privacy Legislation

Consumer Reports supports, if it is amended, Nevada S.B. 370, health privacy legislation. S.B. 370 seeks to extend to Nevada consumers important new protections relating…

May 22, 2023

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports Supports Maine L.D. 1705, Biometric Privacy Legislation

Consumer Reports supports Maine L.D. 1705, biometric privacy legislation. This bill will protect biometric information by default, ensure that consumers cannot be charged for protecting…

May 22, 2023

Tech & Privacy
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