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Consumer Reports survey: Many Americans concerned about AI, algorithms 

Nationally representative survey looks at consumer attitudes toward artificial intelligence and algorithmic decision-making on matters related to shopping, housing, employment, and healthcare Washington, DC –…

July 25, 2024

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports Supports D.C. Council Health Privacy Legislation, the Consumer Health Information Privacy Protection Act of 2024

Consumer Reports supports legislation before the D.C. Council, the Consumer Health Information Privacy Protection Act (CHIPPA). The bill would extend to D.C. consumers important new…

July 19, 2024

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports letter to House Energy and Commerce IDC Subcommittee on CPSC budget hearing

Consumer Reports (CR), the independent, non-profit, nonpartisan member organization, writes regarding the July 23, 2024, subcommittee hearing on “The Fiscal Year 2025 Consumer Product Safety…

July 19, 2024

Product Safety
Press Release

CFPB proposes rule requiring paycheck advance providers to disclose all costs and fees to workers

Consumer Reports praises CFPB proposal designating paycheck advance products as loans subject to the Truth in Lending Act  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Under a proposed Interpretive…

July 18, 2024

Money

Joint letter to House leadership and Appropriations committee urging an increase in CPSC funding

The undersigned consumer, medical, public health, and parent organizations write to strongly urge you to increase funding for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in…

July 11, 2024

Product Safety

Joint letter to Senate leadership and Appropriations committee urging an increase in CPSC funding

The undersigned consumer, medical, public health, and parent organizations write to strongly urge you to increase funding for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in…

July 11, 2024

Product Safety
Press Release

Consumer Reports applauds New York Department of Financial Services’ guidance to insurers to protect consumers from algorithmic discrimination

Insurers must seek out less discriminatory alternatives to biased algorithms used to underwrite and price insurance YONKERS, NY – Consumer Reports praised the New York…

July 11, 2024

Money

Letter to House Members: CR Opposes Any Efforts to Eliminate Clean Vehicle Tax Credits

Consumer Reports – the nonprofit consumer research, testing, and advocacy organization – urges you to oppose any efforts to eliminate clean vehicle tax credits, including…

July 9, 2024

EnergyCars

Right to Repair Model State Law

This document provides template legislation for state lawmakers that would secure the Right to Repair for consumers. Colorado, Oregon, New York, Minnesota, and California, all…

July 3, 2024

Tech & Privacy
Press Release

Supreme Court guts Chevron deference, undermining federal agencies’ ability to protect the public

Consumer Reports calls on Congress to pass law confirming agencies have the discretion needed to protect public health, safety, and fairness in the marketplace  WASHINGTON,…

June 28, 2024

EnergyFoodMoneyTech & PrivacyProduct SafetyHealthCars
Press Release

Consumer Reports opposes the American Privacy Rights Act absent major improvements

The release below was updated following the news that the markup of the American Privacy Rights Act had been cancelled. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the…

June 27, 2024

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports and Privacy Groups Comment on CPPA’s Invitation for Preliminary Comment on Proposed Rulemaking Under SB 362 (the Delete Act)

Consumer Reports led a coalition of privacy groups including the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) in…

June 26, 2024

Tech & Privacy
Press Release

California Senate committee advances bill to shield school children from harmful food dyes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On June 26, the California Senate Education Committee voted to advance a bipartisan bill to ban six harmful dyes and titanium dioxide…

June 26, 2024

Food
Press Release

Consumer groups call on CFPB to protect consumers from discriminatory algorithms used by banks and other financial institutions to make credit decisions

Biased algorithms can make credit unaffordable for underserved communities  WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter sent to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today, Consumer Reports…

June 26, 2024

Money

Consumer groups’ letter urging CFPB to protect consumers from discriminatory algorithms used by banks for making credit decisions

In a letter sent to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today, Consumer Reports and the Consumer Federation of America urged the Bureau to issue guidance…

June 26, 2024

Money

Safe Food Coalition letter to Congress urging lawmakers to oppose efforts to undermine FDA’s traceability rule

Letter from the Safe Food Coalition calling on lawmakers in Congress to reject food industry supported legislation that would greatly undermine the U.S. Food and…

June 25, 2024

Food
Press Release

Consumer Reports urges Congress to oppose bills that would undermine FDA’s response to foodborne illness outbreaks

CR joined the Safe Food Coalition in calling on lawmakers to not gut FDA’s “Food Traceability Final Rule” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer Reports along with…

June 25, 2024

Food

Consumer Reports Comments on the Latest Draft of the American Privacy Rights Act

Consumer Reports wrote a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee ahead of its markup of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA). We expressed…

June 25, 2024

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports Opposes Pennsylvania H.B. 1201, Consumer Privacy Legislation

Consumer Reports opposes Pennsylvania H.B. 1201, consumer privacy legislation. The bill seeks to provide to Pennsylvania consumers the right to know the information companies have…

June 25, 2024

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports supports California AI bias bill

Consumer Reports and other consumer and worker organizations switched to supporting California’s A.B. 2930, a bill tackling bias in artificial intelligence tools, after the bill’s…

June 25, 2024

Tech & Privacy
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