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Our Issues

For four decades Consumer Watchdog has taken on corporate abuse across the issues that hit people hardest. Explore our investigations, reports, and advocacy by area.

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Privacy

Consumer Watchdog investigations and advocacy on data privacy, surveillance, AI, and your right to control your personal information.

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Surveillance Pricing Bill Dies After CA Assembly Buys Into Small Business Fear Mongering
Do Policyholders Want Car Premiums To Be Determined By Secret AI?
Explore Privacy → 3,983 articles
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Insurance

Insurance news, investigations, and reform — auto, home, and health insurance rates, claims denials, and industry accountability.

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How Gavin Newsom’s Petty Politics Burned Wildfire Survivors
Law Signed to Give California Consumers New Paths to Keep Home Insurance 
Explore Insurance → 4,036 articles
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Healthcare

Healthcare and patient-safety coverage — medical negligence, prescription drug prices, and your right to quality, affordable care.

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Medical Board of California Announces Maternal Mortality Task Force
Goodbye Patch
Explore Healthcare → 1,476 articles
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In The Courtroom

Consumer Watchdog in the courts — lawsuits and legal advocacy holding corporations accountable to consumers.

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Consumer Watchdog Warns Lara Against Raising Insurer Profit Allowance Behind Closed Doors
Consumer and Housing Groups Urge Publication of Court Ruling Protecting Low-Income Tenants
Explore In The Courtroom → 310 articles
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Accountability

Holding corporations and government accountable — investigations into corporate power, money in politics, and the public interest.

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More Perfect Union Investigates Uber’s Insurance Shell Game As Company Seeks Federal Liability…
Consumer Watchdog: Uber-Consumer Attorney Deal Strikes Fair Balance
Explore Accountability → 175 articles
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Energy

Energy and utility watchdog coverage — gas prices, oil-industry profits, utility rates, and clean-energy accountability.

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Alito Recusal Raises New Question: Should Supreme Court Be Hearing Suncor v. Boulder…
Justice Alito Recuses From Landmark Climate Case
Explore Energy → 2,596 articles