PROFIT CAP MEANS CREDITS FOR CUSTOMERS Customers of Blue Shield of California will see their December premiums reduced substantially -- the result…
Oct 14, 2011A consumer advocacy organization marked the 100th anniversary of California's ballot initiative process at Occupy LA in downtown Los Angeles Thursday.
Oct 13, 2011WASHINGTON, DC -- The Social Security Administration has failed to inform tens of thousands of Americans that it accidentally released their names,…
Oct 13, 2011
Parents of children with autism lauded the governor’s decision to sign into law a bill that requires health insurers to cover behavioral…
Oct 12, 2011A study finds the practice of sending personal information to advertisers and others is pervasive, though not necessarily intentional, on some of…
Oct 12, 2011WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumers are less anonymous than they think while surfing the Web, according to a study released on Tuesday that…
Oct 12, 2011The Web is porous. Remarkable information trickles in from everywhere. It also sometimes spills out without its users knowing exactly where or…
Oct 12, 2011By signing onto many of the most popular sites on the Web, you may be unknowingly sharing your email address or name…
Oct 12, 2011Websites lie about what private information they are sharing with other sites, including advertising sites like Doubleclick.
Oct 12, 2011Reader Clare S. of El Cerrito, CA asks: "Are there any advantages to carrying earthquake insurance if we have little equity in…
Oct 11, 2011SACRAMENTO - If Hiram Johnson, the California governor who campaigned in 1910 vowing to bring the initiative process to state voters and…
Oct 11, 2011Many websites reveal even more personal information about consumers -- such as their user names and e-mail addresses -- than they previously…
Oct 11, 2011A study released Tuesday shows that 45% of the top 185 U.S. websites transmit identifying details about their visitors to at least…
Oct 11, 2011California insurers will have to cover behavioral treatments for autism Getty Images
Oct 10, 2011The state of Indiana is under fire from consumer advocates for requesting a perpetual waiver from a key provision of the healthcare…
Oct 10, 2011AUSTIN, TX - Thousands of Farmers Insurance's Texas policy holders will probably miss out on a proposed $455 million settlement in a…
Oct 10, 2011
SACRAMENTO, CA -- California's initiative process was intended to give people a way to arm themselves against corruption, whether it was from…
Oct 9, 2011