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Consumer Reports submits comments on FTC privacy and security rulemaking

Consumer Reports submitted comments on the FTC’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security. We urged the FTC to take action…

November 21, 2022

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports files additional comments on changes to California privacy regulations

Consumer Reports submitted comments to the California Privacy Protection Agency on its revised proposed regulations interpreting the California Privacy Rights Act. CR urged the CPPA…

November 21, 2022

Tech & Privacy

Buy Now, Pay Later Services: August 2022 nationally representative internet survey

Consumer Reports conducted a nationally representative survey of buy now, pay later users to learn more about consumer experiences with and opinions about the payment…

November 21, 2022

MoneyTech & Privacy

Buy Now, Pay Later: Consumer protections needed for the popular new way to pay

Consumer Reports analysis highlighting six key areas where users may experience gaps in consumer protection when making purchases with Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) loans.…

November 21, 2022

MoneyTech & Privacy
Press Release

Consumer Reports encouraged by FCC efforts to increase transparency with a consumer broadband label, but work remains

New Consumer Reports study of 22,000 broadband bills demonstrates why the label is needed – and why the FCC should go further to make sure…

November 17, 2022

Tech & Privacy

Fight for Fair Internet: Consumer Reports white paper on broadband pricing

Executive Summary High-speed internet service, commonly referred to as broadband, has become a requirement of 21st-century American life—a virtual necessity for many people attending school,…

November 17, 2022

Tech & PrivacyMoney

CR joins letter urging a vote on AICO and OAMA

AICO CongLead Letter 11.16.22 Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi & Leader McCarthy: We write to urge you to pass two bipartisan bills…

November 16, 2022

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports comments on Colorado Privacy Act regulations

Consumer Reports filed comments with the Colorado Department of Law on its draft regulations interpreting the Colorado Privacy Act. Last year, Colorado enacted the law,…

November 7, 2022

Tech & Privacy

Consumer Reports’ Testimony for DC’s Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act

Consumer Reports writes in support of Washington D.C.’s Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act. This bill would provide important protections against algorithmic harm for DC residents…

October 5, 2022

Tech & Privacy
Press Release

Consumer Reports applauds White House’s AI Bill of Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C – Consumer Reports applauds the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for releasing their comprehensive Blueprint for an AI Bill of…

October 4, 2022

Tech & Privacy
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