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Program Provides Economic Opportunity in Tough Times, With No Taxpayer Cost Santa Monica, CA – California lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday…
Aug 12, 2010It's going to be consumer advocates vs. a large scrum of health insurance company lobbyist in Seattle for the next several days…
Aug 12, 2010The nation's largest satellite TV service is getting some static. Consumers have now logged more than 40,000 complaints against DIRECTV on the…
Aug 12, 2010WASHINGTON, DC -- As Americans struggle with double-digit hikes in their health insurance bills, millions are coming up against a hard reality:…
Aug 12, 2010Insurers' Actions Mirror Credit Card Companies' Interest Rate Increases Ahead of New Consumer Rights Washington, DC —Consumer Watchdog and the Center…
Aug 12, 2010Consumer Watchdog has fought to defend central consumer protections in the health care law against efforts by lobbyists for the health insurance…
Aug 11, 2010There are days when the idea of private health insurance companies running health reform are more ludicrous than others. Today, we find…
Aug 11, 2010Consumer Watchdog's Todd Foreman discusses the rationale behind the suit we have brought against DirecTV.
Aug 11, 2010Within a few years, 6 million uninsured California residents will finally get medical coverage as part of the newly passed federal health…
Aug 11, 2010A Wall Street Journal article this week details how Google is increasingly moving to maximize profits from the vast amount of personal…
Aug 11, 2010Verizon Communications Inc. and Google Inc. urged U.S. regulators to leave wireless Internet services outside most policies that are designed to prevent…
Aug 10, 2010Proposal Would Let Internet Providers Favor Some Services Smaller Internet companies wouldn't be able to keep pace. "Ultimately, consumers would pay the…
Aug 10, 2010Last year, Consumer Watchdog, a consumer advocacy group based in Southern California, filed a class action lawsuit against DIRECTV over its cancellation policies. Consumer…
Aug 10, 2010A big New York foundation once told me years ago that privacy is the last thing people in the developing world have…
Aug 10, 2010Is Internet Giant’s Technology Being Used to Spy On Americans? WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The FBI and DEA are now making extensive use…
Aug 9, 2010California's new rules let applicants say they're not sure or they can't remember the answer to a health history question. Federal health…
Aug 9, 2010Google Inc. and Verizon Inc. in a joint conference call Monday spoke out against blocking, prioritizing or slowing down wired Internet traffic.…
Aug 9, 2010Illinois regulators will ask lawmakers for the authority to approve or deny health insurance rate increases, saying residents need protection from skyrocketing…
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