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Washington State Privacy Bill Fails to Advance; Consumer Reports Says Weak Bill Did Not Provide Meaningful Protections

Thursday, April 18, 2019 A data privacy bill in the Washington State Legislature was declared “dead” by state lawmakers after the bill (SB 5376) failed…

April 18, 2019

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports Supports Maine’s LD 946: An Act To Protect the Privacy of Online Customer Information

Consumer Reports supports LD 946, a bill that could reestablish broadband privacy rights for Maine residents.

April 17, 2019

Tech & Privacy
Press Release

Consumer Reports Urges Senate to Take Up House-Passed Net Neutrality Bill

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumer Reports applauded the U.S. House of Representatives today for passing legislation to restore robust net neutrality rules that were…

April 10, 2019

Tech & Privacy

Letter to Oregon legislators regarding SB 703

Consumer Reports wrote to Sen. Prozanski, Rep. Holvey and Rep. Gomberg to urge them to withdraw S.B. 703 and to work with us on legislation that…

April 4, 2019

Tech & Privacy
Press Release

Consumer Reports Hosts Robocalls Roundtable on Capitol Hill to Seek Solutions for Nonstop, Predatory Calls

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Outraged consumers, policymakers, businesses, public interest groups come together as robocall problem reaches epidemic level WASHINGTON, D.C. — A diverse group of stakeholders gathered…

April 3, 2019

Tech & Privacy

CR Letter to Senate Commerce Committee on S. 151, TRACED Act

DESCRIPTION: Letter to Senate Commerce Committee, from Consumer Reports, National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Federation of America, and Consumer Action in support of the Telephone…

April 3, 2019

Tech & Privacy

Letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee for Markup of Save The Internet Act

Consumer Reports appreciates the Subcommittee’s further consideration of H.R. 1644, the “Save the Internet Act of 2019” and we look forward to the markup of…

March 26, 2019

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports Responds to Crapo-Brown RFI

Consumer Reports submitted this feedback in response to the the opportunity to provide feedback on the collection, use and protection of sensitive information by financial…

March 15, 2019

MoneyTech & Privacy

Consumer Reports Supports the Montana Broadband Privacy Bill

Consumer Reports submitted this letter to the Montana House Judiciary Committee in support of HB 457: The Internet Access Service Customer Privacy Act. HB 457…

March 15, 2019

Tech & Privacy

CR statement to House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee on T-Mobile/Sprint merger

SUMMARY: Statement for the record to the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, for its hearing on the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, currently under investigation…

March 12, 2019

Tech & PrivacyMoney
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