Former Consumer Watchdog staff. Byline-only account created 2026-08-26 to restore correct attribution on 2012–2013 posts migrated from Drupal 6.
CBS-SF's ConsumerWatch investigates our long standing claims that car makers are fixing their MPG claims. Now that the EPA has forced Hyundai…
Dec 25, 2012
Washington, DC – Online complaints from fed-up Hyundai customers across the country launched a Consumer Watchdog investigation into the automaker’s false fuel…
Dec 19, 2012Online shoppers looking to save money may want to change their web browser settings to avoid "dynamic pricing," a common practice among…
Dec 18, 2012
If your 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid or C-Max Hybrid is not getting gas mileage anywhere near Ford’s advertised 47 MPG, you probably…
Dec 13, 2012Anyone who thought manipulation of California energy prices ended with the criminal penalties assessed against executives of companies like Enron and Williams…
Nov 29, 2012California health insurers are proposing double-digit rate increases for hundreds of thousands of policyholders, drawing criticism that health insurers are padding their…
Nov 29, 2012The two-year-old drive to give consumers a simple way to block companies from tracking their behavior as they move across the Internet…
Nov 28, 2012California's largest for-profit health insurer proposes an average rate hike of 18%, but some Anthem customers may see increase of as much…
Nov 28, 2012Two Democratic U.S. Senators from California were among a group of lawmakers who called on the Justice Department to investigate whether oil…
Nov 28, 2012Facebook has run into a fresh attack from privacy activists after the huge social network modified policies on how it manages users'…
Nov 27, 2012While Americans gorged on turkey and yams this Thanksgiving, Facebook spent its holiday dishing out emails regarding the social behemoth's latest policy…
Nov 27, 2012U.S. and European antitrust regulators are poised to crack down on the dominant search company. What changes to Google search might the…
Nov 20, 2012Joaquin Almunia in Europe and Joshua Wright in the United States hold influence in the fight over whether Google abused its dominance…
Nov 20, 2012Tom Steyer wore the same plaid wool tie that he wore the last time, and the time before that, and the time…
Nov 19, 2012Summary: A US judge has rebuffed efforts by California-based Consumer Watchdog to derail Google's settlement with the FTC regarding the bypassing of…
Nov 19, 2012A federal judge has approved a $22.5-million fine against Google despite calls from a consumer advocacy group for a stiffer penalty. U.S.…
Nov 19, 2012A federal judge on Friday approved a legal settlement in which Google (GOOG) agreed to pay a record fine of $22.5 million…
Nov 19, 2012Google Inc.’s $22.5 million agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to settle claims the company improperly planted cookies on Apple Inc.…
Nov 19, 2012