Tag: technology
Kill Switch Report Warns of Hacking Risk For Connected Cars
Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Auto Safety Urge DMV, AG, & FTC to Investigate Tesla for Deceptive Practices After Another Autopilot-Related Death
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Auto Safety today renewed their call to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Motor...
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Consumer Watchdog Calls on Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Amazon For Unfair and Deceptive Spying Practices
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog today called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and take action against Amazon for deceptively recording consumers and their...
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Consumer Watchdog Warns Continuing Revolving Door of Senior Government Auto Safety Officials to Robot Car Makers Undercuts Public’s Trust in Regulations
LOS ANGELES – Consumer Watchdog today warned that an ongoing revolving door between top government auto safety officials and the manufacturers of autonomous vehicles undercuts...
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Consumer Watchdog Joins Complaint Asking FTC to Investigate Apps Which Manipulate Kids
LOS ANGELES, CA — Consumer Watchdog today joined the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and the Center for Digital Democracy and 19 other consumer and health...
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Consumer Watchdog Raises Concerns Over Driverless Car Pilot Program in Sacramento
Consumer Watchdog Welcomes Law That Holds Websites Like Backpage Accountable for Sex Trafficking
LOS ANGELES – Consumer Watchdog today welcomed President Trump’s signing of FOSTA/SESTA into law, calling it a major victory for victims of Internet sex trafficking...
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SNL Jokes About CWD Report
Consumer Watchdog has been staying busy. Highlights of our work on privacy and technology
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Liars and Loans: How Deceptive Advertisers Use Google
Google has been a prominent beneficiary of the national home loan and foreclosure crisis of the past two years. The giant search engine company has...
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