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By Larry Mantle, AIR TALK – KPCC 89.3FM SOCAL PUBLIC RADIO July 1, 2019 Click here to listen to the audio of…
Jul 1, 2019
By J.D. Morris, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE June 28, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/California-lawmakers-propose-legislation-to-14058832.php Three Assembly members have introduced legislative language that would enact Gov. Gavin…
Jun 28, 2019
By Andrew Oxford, ASSOCIATED PRESS June 28, 2019 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A closely watched wildfire law proposed by California Gov. Gavin…
Jun 28, 2019
By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY June 27, 2019 https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/06/27/does-facebook-listen-to-your-conversations/1478468001/ My editor, Michelle, was at a birthday party for her son’s friend recently, when…
Jun 27, 2019
By Paul Lilly, HOT HARDWARE June 27, 2019 https://hothardware.com/news/no-facebook-isnt-listening-your-conversations is definitely tracking us in ways that allow it to deliver targeted advertising,…
Jun 27, 2019
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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
Misconceptions 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019