A man who posted a hoax suicide threat on Facebook ending up being arrested and put in a psychiatric institution for nearly…
Mar 20, 2015Yet the FTC publicly announced the exact opposite conclusion. The Wall Street Journal has acquired and released internal Federal Trade Commission documents that raise…
Mar 20, 2015In the wake of yesterday's leaked FTC report indicating that Google threatened web sites with removal from its search engine if they…
Mar 20, 2015The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to reopen an antitrust investigation into Google, in light of…
Mar 20, 2015Health insurance giant Blue Shield of California and state tax authorities both came under fire for not disclosing seven months ago a…
Mar 19, 2015In a move that demonstrates how the mechanical and electronic worlds are converging, Tesla Motors plans to update many of its Model…
Mar 19, 2015There are consumer advocates watching out for driverless self-driving cars and the safety of drivers, pedestrians, traffic cops and more. Consumer Watchdog…
Mar 19, 2015Authorities have revoked the tax-exempt status of nonprofit Blue Shield of California, potentially putting it on the hook for tens of millions…
Mar 18, 2015On the Blue Shield of California Web page called “What Does Being a Not-for-Profit Mean to Us?” the health insurer provides an…
Mar 18, 2015Listen to the audio of this radio broadcast here: http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/which-way-la/cleaning-up-exide-after-decades-of-pollution-and-misconduct WHICH WAY LA?
Mar 16, 2015Above a chilled tray of pork chorizo, Seth Birenbaum set another cast iron weight on a grocery scale and scrutinized its digital…
Mar 14, 2015Shane Tusch found out the hard way that Facebook’s suicide prevention tool works — sort of. In fact, what began as a…
Mar 14, 2015Stockton is among California’s most expensive cities for auto insurance. Motorists living in other San Joaquin County cities will pay on average…
Mar 12, 2015Google last week launched an auto insurance rate comparison site in California. Mercury Insurance, MetLife and 21st Century Insurance are among the…
Mar 11, 2015You are nearly naked to the data industry, and Washington just offered you a mirror — but not pants. Two decades after the…
Mar 10, 2015Santa Monica-based advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, said there’s another force driving up prices. According to Liza Tucker, the group’s consumer advocate, while…
Mar 9, 2015It’s tough enough to cope with the sudden spike in gas prices, but the fact that Californians are paying more to fill…
Mar 9, 2015Maybe the data gods don’t have us all pegged — yet. One of the biggest data collectors and sellers, Little Rock-based Acxiom, knows…
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