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Consumer Group Raises Pointed Questions About Self-Driving Cars

July 14, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

For example, where are the federal regulations covering these vehicles? Even though there has been little documented consumer sentiment asking for them, automakers are moving...

Don’t Fall for Amazon’s ‘Prime Day’

July 14, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

You might get a good deal now, but the company is gobbling up market share and bludgeoning competitors. Today is Prime Day: Amazon’s bid to...

Are The Amazon Prime Day Deals As Great As They Seem?

July 14, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

(NEWS 8/AP) —  Amazon is extending its annual “Prime Day” promotion to 30 hours this year. For the third annual Prime Day, Amazon will offer...

Technology That Tracks Your Emotions In Stores And Accusations That Amazon Is Inflating Sale Prices

July 14, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

Amazon Exaggerations? Consumers getting ready for Prime Day may be disappointed by accusations it’s exaggerating discounts, by advertising “before sale” prices that were inflated sometimes...

Amazon Accused Of Deceptive Pricing, Group Demands Halt To Whole Foods Deal

July 14, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

Amazon’s $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods should be put on hold until Amazon ends its “deceptive pricing practices,” a consumer group has demanded in a...

Federal Regulators Urged To Block Amazon’s Whole Foods Purchase

July 13, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

A consumer group is urging federal regulators to block Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods Market until the online giant stops “deceptive pricing practices.” In a...

Amazon Is Still Inflating Discounts Despite New Name, Consumer Watchdog Says

July 13, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

In a bid to promote its deals to consumers, Amazon.com Inc. started displaying current discounts compared to their historic price tags — a strategy that...

Consumer Watchdog Urges Congress to Let States Set Safety Standards for Autonomous Vehicles

July 13, 2017  ·  Evan Thomas King

As a House subcommittee considered more than a dozen bills proposing various federal standards for self-driving vehicles, the group Consumer Watchdog expressed concern that a...

The FCC’s Independent Chair Is Getting Too Cozy With The White House, Critics Say

July 13, 2017  ·  Evan Thomas King

Much of the media coverage surrounding President Trump’s meetings with tech industry executives this week has focused on the companies in the room — Apple, Microsoft, Verizon...

Congress Finally Gets Going on That Regulating Robocars Thing

July 13, 2017  ·  Evan Thomas King

Seven years after Google started developing robocars, 13 months after a Florida man died in a Tesla Model S that was driving itself, and almost a...

NHTSA Must Quickly Enact Enforceable Safety Standards for Robot Cars or States Must Move If Feds Fail to Do Their Job, Consumer Watchdog Tells “Automated Vehicles Symposium 2017”

July 11, 2017  ·  John M. Simpson

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Consumer Watchdog today called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to promptly adopt enforceable federal safety standards covering self-driving autonomous...

Amazon Slimes Public with Price Savings Exaggeration on Prime Day, Consumer Watchdog Says

July 10, 2017  ·  John M. Simpson

SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today warned consumers about Amazon’s deceptive pricing practices and said its dubious behavior means its big promotion on Tuesday...