Consumer Watchdog Says Average 15% Rate Could Still be Excessive Under Proposed ‘Prior Review’ Rate Regulations Santa Monica, CA -- Anthem Blue Cross of California, under fire for substantial math errors in its proposed health…
Letter to HHS Chief Sebelius Cites Lobbying, Legal Tactics of Insurers, and Premium Inflation by Wellpoint, Aetna in Advance of New Regulations Washington, DC -- Consumer Watchdog today asked Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen…
Washington, D.C. --- The financial reform bill will deregulate state insurance oversight by allowing the Treasury Department to use a new national insurance office to overturn a broad range of state protections, including solvency rules,…
SANTA MONICA, CA — Consumer Watchdog today praised three Congressmen for releasing Google’s purported explanation of its three-year WiSpy snooping and endorsed a call for a Congressional hearing about the incident. Consumer Watchdog also called…
Stunning Upset in $16 Million Campaign to Scam California Drivers Santa Monica, CA - Ignoring a deceptive $16 million campaign by Mercury Insurance Company, California voters rejected a ballot measure that would have amended…
House Subcommittee Urged to Expand Definition of “Sensitive Information,” Incorporate “Fair Information Practices,” and Require “Opt-in” Procedures for Data Collection WASHINGTON -- In response to a discussion draft of a new privacy bill currently under…
Desperate Mercury Insurance Dumps Another Million into $16 Million Campaign and Distributes Last Minute Mailer from Phony “Consumer Coalition” Santa Monica, CA — Facing a surge of voter opposition in the last few days of…
Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy today called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google’s announced plan to buy Invite Media, a display advertising company, for around $70 million, saying the deal…
Consumer Watchdog Will Give ‘Inside Google’ Report To Antitrust Officials WASHINGTON, DC -- Google has been using its dominant position in online search to muscle its way into other Internet businesses, ultimately limiting consumer choice,…
SANTA MONICA, CA — Consumer Watchdog today called on the state attorneys general to investigate Google’s WiSpy snooping in their respective states to determine what state laws were broken.
‘Don’t-Be-Evil’ Company Following Classic Corporate Playbook To Deal With Critics SANTA MONICA, CA — Google, the self-proclaimed “don’t-be-evil” company, is following the classic corporate evil-doer’s playbook as it attempts to quell worldwide outrage over the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Federal Trade Commission’s decision allowing the $750 million deal for Google to buy mobile advertising company AdMob is anticompetitive and bad for consumers, Consumer Watchdog said today.
