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Amazon Accused Of Questionable Pricing
Before or at the start of the promotion, Kogan increased the prices of the three computer monitors featured on its eBay store.…
Mar 22, 2017Evan Thomas King
Articles by Evan Thomas King
Insurance
Study Finds Amazon’s ‘List’ Prices ‘Deceiving’ Consumers
As retailers get ready to take on Amazon in Australia, the US organization Consumer Watchdog has accused the online retailer of deliberately…
Mar 22, 2017
Insurance
Amazon Got Caught Being Sketchy But Does It Actually Matter?
Amazin’ Amazon I don’t have to tell you that Amazon is crazy convenient. Forgot to get a bunch of random stuff at…
Mar 22, 2017
Insurance
Amazon focus of new complaints over ‘List Price’
A consumer interest group has taken complaints about Amazon’s advertised prices to the California Attorney General, demanding an investigation and saying the…
Mar 22, 2017
Privacy
Consumer Watchdog Says Amazon’s List Prices Are Bogus
The California-based Consumer Watchdog group claims Amazon is misleading its customers by posting inflated list prices to give the impression the company…
Mar 21, 2017
Privacy
Don’t Trust The List Prices On Amazon, Consumer Watchdog Says
After a barrage of lawsuits directed at the online shopping industry, it appeared Amazon Inc. was starting to phase out list pricing,…
Mar 20, 2017
Privacy
Californian DMV Proposes More Relaxed Autonomous Car Laws
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has proposed numerous revisions to state regulations about the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles across the…
Mar 17, 2017
Privacy
SCPR, Air Talk, Los Angeles: California DMV Gives Potential Green Light to Self-Driving Cars
Paying attention to the road may be optional starting as early as next year. That is, if a California Department of Motor…
Mar 16, 2017
Video
KCAL 9, Los Angeles: GOP healthcare plan makes coverage unaffordable for many, Consumer Watchdog says
The GOP's proposed American Healthcare Act would drive up prices for the elderly, sick, and those with lower incomes says Consumer Watchdog.
Mar 15, 2017
Privacy
Say So Long to Your Data Privacy Under Trump FCC’s New Rules
A dual-track effort to derail—if not permanently eliminate—new federal privacy rules that would limit Internet Service Providers’ commercial use of sensitive customer…
Mar 15, 2017
Video
KNBC TV 4 LA: Amazon pricing practices mislead consumers on discounts, says Consumer Watchdog
The "reference price" often given by Amazon to prove its competitive pricing isn't very competitive at all. A new report by Consumer…
Mar 14, 2017
Video
KTTV TV11 LA: Amazon prices not what they seem, prices mislead consumers says Consumer Watchdog
New report by Consumer Watchdog shows discounts on Amazon mislead consumers into thinking they are getting a better deal.
Mar 14, 2017
Video
KTVU TV2 SF: Amazon Deceives Customers By Listing Fake Discounting Prices on Site
Amazon's "reference prices" mislead consumers by posting a discount which does not exist.
Mar 14, 2017
Privacy
Look Ma, No Hands! No Steering Wheel Needed Under New Calif. Car Rules
In a shift, companies will no longer have to get permission from the jurisdiction where they plan to test the cars but…
Mar 13, 2017
Privacy
Robot Cars — With No Human Driver — Could Hit California Roads Next Year
California is back on the map as a state that’s serious about welcoming driverless cars. Truly driverless cars — vehicles with no…
Mar 13, 2017
Privacy
State DMV Backs Allowing Self-Driving Cars With No Human on Board
Self-driving cars with no human behind the wheel — or, for that matter, any steering wheel at all — may soon appear…
Mar 13, 2017
Privacy
New to California Roads: Cars with No Drivers Behind the Wheel?
SACRAMENTO – State regulators on Friday proposed easing restrictions on testing autonomous driving systems, clearing a path for driver-free vehicles in California’s…
Mar 13, 2017
Privacy
California is Warming Up to Self-Driving Cars Without a Human Driver
A little over a year ago, the California Department of Motor Vehicles issued draft regulations that would have put the kibosh on…
Mar 13, 2017