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Consumer Reports and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Letter on the 2020 Washington Privacy Act

The 2020 Washington Privacy Act (WPA) would extend to Washington consumers key baseline privacy protections: the right to access, delete, correct, and opt out of…

January 23, 2020

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Consumer Reports: Washington state data privacy bill is big improvement over 2019 bill; CR urges lawmakers to go further to help protect consumers

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state lawmakers have introduced a new data privacy proposal called the 2020 Washington Privacy Act. The bill, sponsored by state Sen.…

January 14, 2020

Tech & Privacy

Coalition of Nine Consumer Organizations Send Letters to About AdTech Report to Regulators and Congress

A coalition of nine organizations today sent letters to the Federal Trade Commission, Congress, and the Attorneys General of California, Oregon, and Texas today in…

January 14, 2020

Tech & Privacy
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Consumer Reports urges Ring, Wyze, Guardzilla, and others to raise security and privacy standards for connected cameras

YONKERS, N.Y. — Consumer Reports today sent a letter to 25 companies urging them to raise the standard for product security and privacy after a…

January 13, 2020

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports letter to connected camera manufacturers to call for raising security and privacy standards

CR sent a letter (see PDF above) on January 13, 2020, to makers of connected home cameras, DIY security products, and connected doorbells. CR urged…

January 13, 2020

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CR applauds Verizon for eliminating hidden fees for Fios TV

Verizon plan comes after Congress passes reforms that will require transparent pricing for pay-TV service beginning this summer   WASHINGTON, D.C. –Consumer Reports praised a plan…

January 9, 2020

MoneyTech & Privacy

CR reply comments, Capital One petition to FCC to clarify process for confirming scope of a consumer request to opt out of receiving robo-texts

Consumer Reports comments in support of a petition, by Capital One bank to the FCC, for a declaratory ruling that, if a consumer sends an…

December 20, 2019

MoneyTech & Privacy
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Consumer Reports celebrates Senate passage of anti-robocalls bill, urges President to sign bill into law

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumer Reports today celebrated the Senate vote in favor of a bipartisan bill to help curb the many millions of unwanted robocalls…

December 19, 2019

Tech & Privacy
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Senate OKs reforms to end hidden pay-TV fees as part of omnibus spending bill

CR praises lawmakers for including reforms requiring cable and satellite providers to disclose total cost before consumers sign up for service WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pay-TV…

December 19, 2019

MoneyTech & Privacy
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House OKs spending bill with reforms to end hidden pay-TV fees

CR praises effort to require cable and satellite providers to disclose total cost before consumers sign up for service  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumers would have…

December 17, 2019

MoneyTech & Privacy
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