Google Glass isn't officially available to all consumers yet, and it's already drawing concerns from Congress. They've sent a letter to Google…
May 17, 2013Consumer Watchdog praised Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) for introducing a bi-partisan bill that would increase consumer privacy protection on mobile devices. According…
May 15, 2013The 9th Council District, among the poorest in the city, has become a hot spot for campaign contributions, with special interests spending…
May 13, 2013The chief deputy director of the state Department of Toxic Substances Control has stepped down from her position and plans to retire…
May 13, 2013The state toxic department’s chief deputy director relinquishes role weeks after NBC Bay Area investigation A key leader at the Department of…
May 13, 2013Odette Madriago, the chief deputy director of the Department of Toxic Subtances Control has resigned from her post to take a lower-level…
May 13, 2013A World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) working group that has struggled to reach agreement on industry do not track rules has decided…
May 13, 2013The mobile industry's efforts to convince lawmakers that self-regulation alone is the best way to address growing concerns over privacy-invading mobile applications…
May 10, 2013Georgia Democrat Hank Johnson today introduced a bill that would require app makers to present privacy policies to users before they collect…
May 10, 2013Database: Average charges for procedures by California hospitals Data released this week by the federal government that show a wide variation of…
May 10, 2013Google kicks off its I/O developer conference next Wednesday and if there's one thing that could steal the limelight from Android, Chrome…
May 10, 2013The APPS Act would require app developers to obtain consent before collecting personal data New legislation introduced by a group of U.S.…
May 9, 2013In Oakland, Alameda County Medical Center charged an average of $19,855 for a patient with seizures in 2011, while Alta Bates Summit…
May 9, 2013Huge insurer Mercury Insurance Group has lost part of its ongoing legal challenge over homeowners insurance rates. Sacramento Superior Court rejected Mercury's…
May 9, 2013An initiative is in the works for the November 2014 ballot that seeks to repeal the $250,000 cap on damages in medical…
May 8, 2013An effort to lift the state's 38-year cap on medical malpractice lawsuit payouts through a 2014 ballot initiative may be little more…
May 7, 2013
After nearly two years of negotiating and little progress, the international group trying…
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