General Motors Tracked The Listening Habits Of Drivers For Three Months
Monetizing the consumer at every opportunity
By Shawn Knight, TECH SPOT
October 18, 2018
https://www.techspot.com/news/76997-general-motors-tracked-listening-ha…
CFA: Insurance Reform Law Saved California Drivers Billions Of Dollars
By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA
October 18, 2018
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/cfa-insuranc…
Consumer Watchdog Calls For Investigation Into PG&E, Other Utilities Over Power Shutdowns
By Staff Reporters, KABC TV-7 Los Angeles, CA
October 17, 2018
Click here to watch the video of this TV news segment: https://abc7.com/business/consumer-watchdog-calls-for-investigation-int…
Los Angeles, CA– Today the Consumer Federation of America reports that Proposition 103, the insurance reform law passed by
GM’s Data Mining Is Just The beginning Of The In-Car Advertising Blitz
The next data minefield is your car
By Andrew J. Hawkins, THE VERGE
October 17, 2018
https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/17/17990052/gm-radio-listen-tracking-h…
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog today urged the President of the California Public Utilities Commission, Michael Picker, to launch a public investigation of Pacific Gas & Electric’s shutoff of power to thousands of customers in Northern California over the weekend due to high wind advisor
Privacy Regulation Could Be a Test for States’ Rights
By Lindsey O'Donnell, THREAT POST
October 16, 2018
https://threatpost.com/privacy-regulation-could-be-a-test-for-states-ri…
As more states take cybersecurity and privacy issues into their own hands, experts worry that big tech will push for preemption.
Fire Season Becomes Blackout Time in California
By Hudson Sangree, RTO.COM
October 16, 2018
https://www.rtoinsider.com/cpuc-wildfires-blackout-inverse-condemnation…
All three of California’s big investor-owned utilities this week shut down power or warned customers they might need to because of dry, windy conditions that could lead to wildfires, prompting one consumer group to call for a probe into the practice.
