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By Harper Neidig, THE HILL June 25, 2019 https://thehill.com/policy/technology/450084-advocates-push-ftc-crackdown-on-secret-consumer-scores Consumer advocates are pushing regulators to investigate what they paint as a shadowy…
Jun 25, 2019By Dell Cameron, GIZMODO June 25, 2019 https://gizmodo.com/the-surveillance-scores-companies-use-to-rip-you-off-mi-1835812385 The next time you go to buy toilet paper online, an algorithm may decide…
Jun 25, 2019By David Lazarus, LOS ANGELES TIMES June 25, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-dark-patterns-consumer-consent-20190625-story.html Even if you’ve never heard the phrase “dark patterns,” you’re almost certainly…
Jun 25, 2019By Leo Stallworth, KABC TV-7, Los Angeles, CA June 22, 2019 https://abc7.com/traffic/ca-to-have-highest-gas-prices-in-nation-when-new-gas-tax-kicks-in/5358144/ LOS ANGELES (KABC) — When the new gas tax kicks…
Jun 22, 2019By Sophia Morris, LAW360 June 21, 2019 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/1171401/ftc-said-to-investigate-youtube-over-child-privacy-concerns Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass, has welcomed the possibility of a Federal Trade Commission…
Jun 21, 2019Misconceptions about Tesla’s Autopilot feature were found to be especially common By Sarah D. Young, CONSUMER AFFAIRS June 21, 2019 https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/iihs-study-finds-many-drivers-are-confused-about-capabilities-of-semi-autonomous-systems-062119.html Many…
Jun 21, 2019By Ivan Penn and Peter Eavis, THE NEW YORK TIMES June 21, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/business/energy-environment/newsom-california-wildfire-utilities.html With the effects of climate change intensifying, California…
Jun 21, 2019By Camila Domonoske, NPR WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY June 15, 2019 https://www.npr.org/2019/06/15/728256381/why-safer-cars-dont-lead-to-cheaper-car-insurance-yet Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast…
Jun 15, 2019By Nicole Nguyen, BUZZFEED NEWS June 14, 2019 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/amazons-choice-bad-products A review of dozens of Amazon’s Choice products by BuzzFeed News found listings…
Jun 14, 2019By Staff Writers, PLASTICS IN PACKAGING June 14, 2019 https://plasticsinpackaging.com/online/consumer-groups-condemn-loss-of-californian-recycling-centre/ Consumer and recycling advocates held a press conference in front of the…
Jun 14, 2019By Jorge Casuso, SANTA MONICA LOOKOUT June 14, 2019 http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/June-2019/06_14_2019_Closing_Buyback_Center_Will_Hurt_Local_Consumers_Increase_Litter_Watchdog_Group_Warns.html Friday’s closing of the Santa Monica Community Recycling Center will reduce consumers’…
Jun 14, 2019By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES June 14, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-dwp-david-wright-step-down-resign-garcetti-general-manager-20190614-story.html David Wright, general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and…
Jun 14, 2019By Donna Horowitz, THE DEAL PIPELINE June 11, 2019 The California insurance regulator defended the state’s new cost-of-insurance law after two market…
Jun 11, 2019Op-Ed Commentary by Thomas Elias, OROVILLE MERCURY-REGISTER May 28, 2019 Gas gouging returned in spring, and may be back again The days…
May 28, 2019By Chris Reed, CALWATCHDOG.COM May 27, 2019 Recyclable goods are much more likely to be thrown out in California now than at…
May 27, 2019By David Lazarus, LOS ANGELES TIMES May 23, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-cable-bills-20190523-story.html The most-hated businesses in the country, according to the American Customer Satisfaction…
May 23, 2019Latest update called “far less competent than a human driver.” By Paul A. Eisenstein, THE DETROIT BUREAU May 22, 2019 Tesla Takes…
May 22, 2019By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE May 21, 2019 http://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?altsrc=108&refnum=217240 Farmers Insurance Exchange and an affiliate will face a public hearing next month to…
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