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Panel Recommends Another Term For DWP Watchdog By Emily Alpert Reyes, LOS ANGELES TIMES October 25, 2018 http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ratepayer-advocate-20181025-story.html A committee tapped to…
Oct 25, 2018Report: Prop 103 Has Saved California Drivers $154 Billion By Kevin Smith, SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE October 19, 2018 Report: Prop 103…
Oct 19, 2018General Motors Tracked The Listening Habits Of Drivers For Three Months Monetizing the consumer at every opportunity By Shawn Knight, TECH SPOT October…
Oct 18, 2018CFA: Insurance Reform Law Saved California Drivers Billions Of Dollars By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA October 18, 2018 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/cfa-insurance-reform-law-saved-california-drivers-billions-of-dollars-114112.aspx The Consumer…
Oct 18, 2018Consumer Watchdog Calls For Investigation Into PG&E, Other Utilities Over Power Shutdowns By Staff Reporters, KABC TV-7 Los Angeles, CA October 17,…
Oct 17, 2018GM’s Data Mining Is Just The beginning Of The In-Car Advertising Blitz The next data minefield is your car By Andrew J.…
Oct 17, 2018Privacy Regulation Could Be a Test for States’ Rights By Lindsey O’Donnell, THREAT POST October 16, 2018 https://threatpost.com/privacy-regulation-could-be-a-test-for-states-rights/138303/ As more states take…
Oct 16, 2018Fire Season Becomes Blackout Time in California By Hudson Sangree, RTO.COM October 16, 2018 https://www.rtoinsider.com/cpuc-wildfires-blackout-inverse-condemnation-101770/ All three of California’s big investor-owned utilities…
Oct 16, 2018Utilities Cut Power to Prevent Wildfires. But Who Wins When the Lights Go Out? By Ivan Penn, THE NEW YORK TIMES October…
Oct 15, 2018Is PG&E Move To Turn Off Power To Reduce The Risk Of Wildfire Justified? By Sharon McNary, AIR TALK – KPCC 89.3…
Oct 15, 2018Hackers Stole Millions Of Facebook Users’ Personal Data — Here’s Why You Should Be Worried By Troy Wolverton, BUSINESS INSIDER October 12,…
Oct 12, 2018Consumer Watchdog On Google+ Debacle: ‘Google Cannot Be Trusted’ By Dominik Bosnjak, ANDROID HEADLINES October 11, 2018 Consumer Watchdog On Google+ Debacle:…
Oct 11, 2018Consumer Advocates Suggest Hunt To Replace DWP Watchdog Is A ‘Sham Process’ By Emily Alpert Reyes, LOS ANGELES TIMES October 10, 2018…
Oct 10, 2018Insurance Industry Needs To Dump Fossil Fuels, Says Watchdog Group By Ryan Smith, INSURANCE BUSINESS October 10, 2018 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/environmental/insurance-industry-needs-to-dump-fossil-fuels-says-watchdog-group-113449.aspx Despite a recent…
Oct 10, 2018Google+ Privacy Flaw: What Will Lawmakers And Regulators Do? By Levi Sumagaysay, BAY AREA NEWSGROUP October 9, 2018 Google+ privacy flaw: What…
Oct 9, 2018Aegon Unit Agrees To $195m Settlement Over Universal Life Insurance By Staff Writers, VERDICT UK October 5, 2018 https://www.verdict.co.uk/life-insurance-international/news/aegon-settlement-universal-life-insurance/ Transamerica, the US…
Oct 5, 2018Latest Federal Self-Driving Car Guidelines Stick With Self-Policing Approach By Eric D. Lawrence, THE DETROIT FREE PRESS October 4, 2018 https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2018/10/04/self-driving-robot-car-guidelines/1524894002/ The…
Oct 4, 2018Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Use Mandatory for CA Docs A new law requires all California doctors to query the state’s prescription drug…
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