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2019

July

16

• Headlines | T-Mobile says it can’t be sued by users. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  T-Mobile is already facing a class-action lawsuit that's making its way through the court system to hold the company accountable for its behavior. There's just one problem: the mobile carrier says that if its subscribers…

15

• Headlines | FTC approves Facebook fine of about $5 billion. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  The Federal Trade Commission has approved a fine of roughly $5 billion against Facebook for mishandling users’ personal information, according to three people briefed on the vote, in what would be a landmark settlement that…

• Headlines | Five things to avoid on Amazon Prime Day. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  It’s that time of the year—Prime Day is July 15 and 16. The event has turned into summer’s version of Black Friday, a shopping frenzy that can turn into a hangover of spending regret once the…

• Headlines | U.S. proposes barring big tech from offering financial services. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  A proposal to prevent big technology companies from functioning as financial institutions or issuing digital currencies has been circulated for discussion by the Democratic majority that leads the House Financial Services Committee, according to a…

• Headlines | Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple under fire by Congress. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Silicon Valley will have a big presence in Washington, D.C., this week as big tech companies get ready for the spotlight, with several high-profile Congressional hearings scheduled for this week. The tech giants are under increasing…

June

27

• Headlines | How to fight the spies in your Chrome browser. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  The main lesson: If Google is a data vampire, Chrome is its fangs. For most people, not using a browser made by an advertising company is the simplest way to protect your data from thousands…

• Headlines | Crackdown targets robocallers. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Federal and state authorities announced that they had targeted dozens of robocallers accused of placing an estimated 1 billion spam calls to consumers, a crackdown they said should send a signal about the government’s heightened…

20

• Headlines | ThinkFinance to pay back $39.7 million on payday loans. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  A Fort Worth financial firm will cancel its outstanding loans and pay nearly $40 million to consumers after engaging in an alleged payday lending operation that used Native American tribes as shields from state laws.

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12

• Headlines | States sue over Sprint, T-Mobile merger. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  A $26 billion T-mobile/Sprint merger deal seemed to be moving forward in recent weeks, when the head of the Federal Communications Commission gave it his blessing. But on Tuesday, the plan hit a roadblock when…

07

• Headlines | Maine’s strict new internet privacy protection. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  The new law, which goes into effect on July 1, 2020, would require internet service providers to ask for permission before they sell or share any of their customers’ data to a third party. The…

06

• Headlines | Chase: Arbitration’s ‘better’ for consumers. Nope, say researchers. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  JPMorgan Chase is notifying more than 40 million credit card holders that from now on they’ll have to arbitrate any disputes, forgoing the option of filing a lawsuit or joining class-action suits.

  Although an opt-out…

• Headlines | Senators say debt collection proposal puts industry ahead of consumers. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  More than 20 U.S. Senators are calling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to reconsider a proposal  that would allow debt collectors to send unlimited texts and emails to consumers, as well as call them…

03

• Headlines | A storm is brewing over big tech. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Google and Amazon have thrived as American regulators largely kept their distance. That may be changing.

  Politicians on the right and left are decrying the tech companies’ enormous power. President Trump and other Republicans have…

May

30

• Headlines | Mired In medical debt? Federal rule changes proposed for bill collectors. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  This month, the CFPB proposed a rule to frame what debt collectors are allowed to do when pursuing many types of overdue bills. The proposed rule specifies that debt collectors can make no more than…

29

• Headlines | Do you know who your iPhone is talking to?. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Apple says, “What happens on your iPhone stays on your iPhone.”

  But a Washington Post privacy experiment showed 5,400 hidden app trackers guzzled our data—and many shared them—in a single week.

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• Headlines | How to limit iPhone app tracking. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Apps tracking your activity—even while you sleep—is a pervasive practice, including on Apple’s iPhone.

  What can you do to limit some of it?

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• Headlines | All the ways Google tracks you—and how to stop it. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  You're probably aware that Google keeps tabs on what you're up to on its devices, apps, and services—but you might not realize just how far its tracking reach extends, into the places you go, the…

20

• Headlines | Is revenge porn protected by the Constitution?. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Revenge porn—criminal cyberoffenses, engendered by emerging technology—enable abusers to threaten, harass and coerce their victims. Appeals courts are beginning to take up cases involving the constitutionality of “revenge porn” statutes. Legislation criminalizing these actions has gained traction…

16

• Headlines | FCC wants phone companies to start blocking robocalls by default. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  The Federal Communications Commission is proposing to push phone companies to "block unwanted calls to their customers by default."

  This would be a major change from now, when customers typically need to opt in for…

• Headlines | How to fix mistakes on your credit report that could cost thousands. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Complaints about credit reporting, credit repair services and issues such as errors on individual consumer credit reports made up 43% of all the complaints made to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to an analysis by the…

• Headlines | 5 things that changed for consumers since Trump became president. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Every president brings change. Laws change. Regulations change. The direction of the country changes. That’s what happens. But drop your political lens for a moment.

  Think consumer protection. What happens if you’ve been wronged by…

13

• Headlines | Post your credit bureau complaint and likely get a response. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  In fact, if you’ve tried to get a credit bureau to remove erroneous information without any progress, try submitting your complaint here: consumerfinance.gov/complaint.  And, what do you know? Having the powerful regulatory agency behind you has…

08

• Headlines | CFPB rule to let debt collectors call, text and email repeatedly. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  The Trump administration wants to allow debt collectors to call seven times a week and text and email as much as they want. Consumer advocates say the proposal appears designed to shield debt collectors from lawsuits…

02

• Headlines | Google adds way to auto-delete your location history, web activity. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Google's  new auto-delete feature will let Google users select how long they want their activity data to be saved for: three months or 18 months. Then, data will be automatically deleted from a user's account after…

01

• Headlines | Would you let the police search your phone?. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Studies show that it takes much less pressure than it seems to secure people’s acquiescence. Police often don’t need to use weapons to get people to accede to their requests; they just need to ask.…

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