Privacy
FCC Poised To Flex New Privacy Powers
A fight over privacy at the Federal Communications Commission, sparked by last year's net neutrality rules, is heating up. The FCC is…
Feb 15, 2016Mark Reback
Articles by Mark Reback
Insurance
Watchdog Groups Call Out Ky. Insurance Commissioner’s Approval Of Aetna-Humana Merger
Watchdog groups are speaking out after Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Brian Maynard approved the Aetna-Humana merger without a formal public hearing, according to…
Feb 15, 2016
Energy
Gas Falls Under $2 In State
California drivers are finally cheering instead of hissing the price of gas, as dozens of Northern California stations are selling fuel for…
Feb 11, 2016
Privacy
Should Computers Qualify as Drivers?
As driverless car technology grows, so does the controversy surrounding autonomous motoring.
Feb 11, 2016
Privacy
US Regulator ‘Paves The Way For Google’s Self-Driving Car’
A letter to Google, the US federal transport regulator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), appears to pave the way for self-driving…
Feb 11, 2016
Privacy
Who’s The Driver Of That Google car? Feds Ready To Say It’s The Computer
A car's driver doesn't necessarily have to be human: The artificial intelligence behind Google Inc.'s self-driving system could count, according to federal…
Feb 10, 2016
Privacy
Feds to Google: Software Could be Considered a ‘Driver’ for Regulatory Purposes
In a limited sort of way, a federal agency has sent a ray of sunshine down to the automotive industry suggesting that…
Feb 10, 2016
Energy
Consumer Watchdog: Mystery Tanker Helped Drive Up Gas Prices in CA
A consumer advocate says California paid $10 billion dollars more for gas than the rest of the country partly because of the…
Feb 10, 2016
Privacy
NHTSA Says Software Can Count As A Driver
Santa Monica, California -- February 10, 2016 -- Does the software suite piloting an autonomous vehicle count as a driver? The US-based…
Feb 10, 2016
Video
KTLA TV-5 Los Angeles, CA: Watchdog Says Oil Companies kept CA Gas Suppies Low To Jack Up Prices
Jamie Court of Consumer Watchdog explains how oil companies purposefully kept gas supplies low in California to drive prices, and their profits,…
Feb 9, 2016
Energy
Mysterious Ship Helped Keep California Gas Prices High, Consumer Advocate Says
There's an unusual new entry to the long list of reasons why Californians spent the last year paying significantly more for gasoline…
Feb 9, 2016
Energy
Why A Consumer Group Thinks Oil Companies Worked Together To Inflate Gas Prices
Collusion among California oil refiners “artificially inflated” pump prices in a move that enabled oil companies to make a “killing” in the…
Feb 9, 2016
Energy
Did Exxon Hide Oil Tanker Overseas to Drive Up Gas Prices?
Keeping supply low and driving up prices California drivers pay more to fill their gas tank than drivers across the country, but…
Feb 9, 2016
Video
KGO ABC TV-7 San Francisco, CA: California Drivers Still Paying 76 Cents Per Gallon Extra
Consumer Watchdog accused America’s two largest oil companies — Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. — of deliberately starving California’s gasoline market…
Feb 8, 2016
Energy
Experts Tell Panel Why Gas Is So Expensive In California
SACRAMENTO, CA -- Gouging by oil companies could be one reason California drivers pay about 76 cents more for a gallon of…
Feb 8, 2016
Energy
Why Are You Paying $.77 More For A Gallon Of Gas?
The California Petroleum Market Advisory Commission heard testimony from oil company and consumer groups today explaining why we're paying 77 cents-per-gallon more…
Feb 8, 2016
Energy
Claim: Refiners Rigged Crude Supplies To Inflate Gas Prices
California's largest oil refiners calibrated imports and exports of gasoline to artificially inflate gasoline prices during the first nine months of 2015,…
Feb 8, 2016
Energy
Oil Firms Kept State’s Gas Supply Tight To Hike Price, Group Says
A consumer group on Monday accused America’s two largest oil companies — Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. — of deliberately starving…
Feb 8, 2016