Consumer And Privacy Groups Urge Congress To Enact Consumer Privacy Guarantees
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A coalition of ten consumer and privacy advocacy organizations today called on Congress to enact legislation to protect consumer…
Sep 1, 2009Consumer Watchdog
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Mayor Villaraigosa Announces LARx Prescription Savings Card Program Accessible To Every Angeleno
Card Will Yield Savings Ranging from 5 to 40% on Prescription Drugs The following news release was issued today by Mayor Antonio…
Sep 1, 2009
Privacy
City Could Help Patients Save Up To 40 Percent On Prescription Meds
Villaraigosa says he'll take bulk-purchasing scheme statewide. Los Angeles County residents could see savings of up to 40 percent on prescription medicine…
Aug 31, 2009
Privacy
Curbs Urged For Behavioral Ads
A powerful alliance of privacy and consumer groups have likened behavioral advertising to "being followed by an invisible stalker." "An individual’s data…
Aug 31, 2009
Privacy
Consumer Advocates To Corner Congress With Behavioral Targeting
The Center for Digital Democracy, Consumer Watchdog and several other advocates are hosting a conference call Sept. 1 to make recommendations about…
Aug 31, 2009
Insurance
Retailers Sense New Thriftiness In Aisles — Year-Over-Year Sales At Stores Show Frugality Of Consumers
Consumer advocate Harvey Rosenfield, founder of the California-based group Consumer Watchdog, puts much of the blame for the current economic situation on…
Aug 31, 2009
Privacy
Microsoft’s Secret ‘Screw Google’ Meetings In D.C.
In recent months, two heavily detailed, annotated versions of confidential Google slide presentations -- one dealing with competition issues, the other with…
Aug 28, 2009
Insurance
Auto Body Repair Plan Touches Capitol Nerve
Consumer Watchdog, which opposes the bill, said the language of the legislation doesn’t do what insurers contend. “It’s anti-steering bill that would…
Aug 27, 2009
Healthcare
Think You’re Insured? Not So Fast!
For years, Shafer had paid high monthly premiums for what he thought was a first-rate health insurance plan only to find out…
Aug 26, 2009
Insurance
Mercury Insurance’s History of Legislative Attacks on Consumer Protections in California
Ever since California voters enacted the landmark insurance reform initiative Proposition 103 in 1988, Mercury Insurance has led a series of efforts…
Aug 24, 2009
Energy
Alternative Energy Powerhouse Brazil Finds Big Oil
Judy Dugan, a founder of OilWatchdog.org, cautions Brazilians against embracing an oil company as a national benefactor. She said the track record…
Aug 24, 2009
Privacy
How Google Can Stop Being Beaten With Privacy
That Google can still be surprised by privacy concerns is in itself surprising and suggests the company ought to approach privacy more…
Aug 24, 2009
Privacy
Top Horn Aide, Kin Paid In Campaign
Chief Of Staff Also Works On Re-Election Several groups that monitor ethics in government say the payments to the Wonsleys, which range…
Aug 23, 2009
Privacy
Tech Giants Unite Against Google
Three technology heavyweights are joining a coalition to fight Google's attempt to create what could be the world's largest virtual library. The…
Aug 21, 2009
Insurance
Co-Opting Public Plans
Consumer Watchdog calls the co-ops "pseudo-reform" that could do far more harm than good if they create loopholes that could gut state…
Aug 20, 2009
Insurance
New Credit Card Rules Start Thursday
A recent survey of more than 400 credit cards found rates have gone up an average of two percent since last December.…
Aug 20, 2009
Insurance
Will Your Health Plan Fully Cover You?
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (KABC) -- You may have health insurance, but it may not cover your when you really need it. …
Aug 20, 2009
Healthcare
More About Health Co-Ops
Q: What is the biggest drawback of cooperatives? A: Critics of health insurance cooperatives point out that many are too small and…
Aug 20, 2009