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The Sydney Morning Herald A privacy group in California has protested against Citigroup-backed legislation in the US Senate, which would gut state…
Oct 27, 2003MSNBC-TV - Countdown The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) says Citigroup's policies on privacy and opposition to strict deregulation makes…
Oct 27, 2003RCR Wireless News "Thanks to deregulation, the only way cell-phone abuses can be rectified is through lawsuits on behalf of the public,"…
Oct 27, 2003The New York Times State-rooted consumer movements are often closer to the people and have better ideas about how to protect them.…
Oct 27, 2003Maine, California provide models for universal coverageThe Tallahassee Democrat "It's the biggest thing in health care since Medicare or Medicaid. It requires…
Oct 26, 2003Contra Costa Times (California) The embrace of the dispatched governor's energy policies by the new administration promises to play like "a Schwarzenegger…
Oct 26, 2003The New York Post FTCR says it's outraged that Citigroup is backing new federal legislation that will override state privacy laws that…
Oct 25, 2003The New York Times Jamie Court, president of FTCR, said that without the California law, "the door will be open to a…
Oct 25, 2003FTCR et al v. John Garamendi The declaration of Mercury Insurance Lobbyist, Chris Micheli, concerning the firm's interaction with the office of…
Oct 24, 2003No Privacy For Americans, None For Citigroup CEO A California consumer group used a professional skywriter to release the first five digits…
Oct 24, 2003Wired Magazine (Wired.com) A privacy group hired a skywriter to write part of the Social Security number of Citigroup's chief executive above…
Oct 24, 2003Thousands of Nextel customers get text messages urging support of grocery pickets.Orange County Register (California) A consumer group, FTCR, sued the company…
Oct 24, 2003Sacramento Trip Includes Discussions With Governor and State LawmakersWashington Post
Oct 24, 2003WALL STREET JOURNAL The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, which favors tighter controls on the sharing by banks of private customer…
Oct 24, 2003The American Banker FTCR says it bought Mr. Prince's entire number on the Web for $30. And it paid a skywriter to…
Oct 24, 2003Copley News Service Two months after Gov. Gray Davis signed the nation's toughest financial privacy law, Congress is poised to gut a…
Oct 24, 2003CNNFN-TV LOU DOBBS TONIGHT (6:00 PM EST) FTCR was able, however, to buy Charles Prince's Social Security number on the Internet. They…
Oct 24, 2003Schwarzenegger selection as chief of staff is considered a straight shooter by some, but consumer advocates object.Orange County Register (California) Some consumer…
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