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2019

January

15

• Press Releases | Consumers prefer a paper trail (Survey says consumers choose paper statements over electronic notices). {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  The message is clear: Consumers overwhelmingly prefer to receive bills and statements on paper rather than electronically, according to a new survey of more than 2,600 people by the non-profit Consumer Action.

  Up to…

12

• Headlines | AT&T says it’ll stop selling your location data. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  AT&T said it will stop selling its customers' location data to third-party service providers after a report this week said the information was winding up in the wrong hands. AT&T’s announcement goes much further, pledging…

11

• Headlines | Facebook literally can’t be deleted on some Samsung phones. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Facebook will always be around, at least for some people who own Samsung smartphones.

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10

• Headlines | For sale, your location: Revelations about data sales. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Recent revelations about companies that traffic in personal location data — and how easy that information can be acquired for a few hundred dollars — have led to renewed calls for the regulation of the…

03

• Headlines | Five workplace predictions for 2019. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  BENEFITS: Family leave for non-parents will become more common — even a promised year off at some tech companies — has become all the rage for new mothers and even fathers as companies try to…

• Headlines | 2019 court fights that will decide the future of net neutrality. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Although the Federal Communications Commission last year officially nixed the Obama-era rules governing the conduct of Internet providers such as Verizon and AT&T, the move kicked off a backlash by states, Internet activists and others. 

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2018

December

24

• Headlines | 2018 was the year of 5G hype. 5G reality is yet to come.. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  T-Mobile is not the only carrier touting the amazing new capabilities of 5G, or fifth-generation data networks. The entire industry has spent much of the year marketing a dazzling future to consumers, one in which…

21

• Headlines | The Fed raised rates. Here’s what that means for your wallet. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate again — the fourth increase this year. 

  Savers and retirees seeking juicier yields will have an easier time finding savings accounts that pay more than 2…

20

• Headlines | The CFPB tried to change its name. Here’s why it’s giving up. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  The watchdog agency has been known as the CFPB since opening its doors in 2011, but its former acting director, Mick Mulvaney, a Trump appointee, believed it should instead be called the Bureau of Consumer…

18

• Headlines | 5G is here. What that means and how you can get it. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Ushering in the mobile 5G era, AT&T announced that it will start selling a 5G wireless hotspot. It can offer speeds up to 400 megabits per second, which is way faster than most home broadband…

13

• Headlines | CFPB moves to further ease enforcement on financial industry. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  The CFPB is proposing new rules surrounding “no-action letters”. The no-action letter is an assurance from the bureau that it won’t take action against a financial services provider for trying a new product or service…

10

• Headlines | Your apps know where you are (and aren’t keeping it secret). {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Many consumers know that apps can track people’s movements. But as smartphones have become ubiquitous and technology more accurate, an industry of snooping on people’s daily habits has spread and grown more intrusive.

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06

• Headlines | Is Netflix’s ‘Friends’ deal the end of an online entertainment era?. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Netflix has renegotiated a deal with production outfit Warner Bros. and its parent company AT&T/WarnerMedia for domestic rights to the show "Friends." The New York Times reported a price of $100 million—a whopping increase of $70 million…

05

• Headlines | Digital divide is wider than we think. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

   According to the Federal Communications Commission, everyone in sprawling Ferry County has access to broadband internet.  But that is not the reality experienced by the roughly 7,500 residents of this Washington county, which is rich…

• Headlines | How Trump appointees curbed a consumer protection agency. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  One year after Mick Mulvaney’s arrival, he and his political aides have constrained the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from within, achieving what conservatives on Capitol Hill had for years been unable to do, according to…

• Headlines | This watchdog agency is smaller, quieter and less active under Trump. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Under the Trump administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has seen its role diminished.

  “People wondered when I got — when I took the job if I was going to try and shut the…

03

• Press Releases | Paper or digital? Consumer Action joins new campaign to protect consumers’ right to choose (Keep Me Posted North America launches today). Consumer Action joins new global advocacy campaign working for the right of every consumer to choose, free of charge, how they receive important information from their service providers—on paper or electronically.{/exp:ce_str:ing}
• Headlines | Is your holiday gift spying on you?. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  From baby monitors to drones, a new guide invites consumers to score products on a privacy scale that slides from "Not Creepy!" to "Super Creepy!"

  The guide is timely; as consumers develop an increasing appetite…

01

• Headlines | 2018’s Best credit cards for bad credit. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  By and large, secured cards are the best available option thanks to their low fees and easy approvals. While you should try to avoid paying interest by paying your card off in full every month,…

November

21

• Headlines | The FCC’s controversial plan for unwanted robocalls, texts. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  The U.S. government said Tuesday that it plans to take aim at the scourge of unwelcome phone calls and spam text messages plaguing millions of consumers—but one of its proposals drew sharp rebukes, with critics…

05

• Headlines | How to buy a used phone without getting fleeced. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Apple, Samsung and Google have all launched their new phones. Everyone in the world is itching to upgrade to the latest and greatest, but not you. You’re a deal hunter, and while everyone else is…

October

26

• Headlines | A dark consensus about screens and kids. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  The people who are closest to a thing are often the most wary of it. Technologists know how phones really work, and many have decided they don’t want their own children anywhere near them.

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25

• Headlines | Facebook fined $644,000 in Cambridge Analytica data scandal. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  Britain's information commissioner has slapped Facebook with a fine of $644,000 — the maximum possible — for its behavior in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

  The Information Commissioner Office's investigation found that between 2007 and 2014,…

18

• Headlines | An A.I. (artificial intelligence) glossary. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  The last six years have witnessed breakthroughs in everything from self-driving cars to algorithms that can detect diseases, and social networks like Twitter that rely on “artificial intelligence” (A.I.) to determine what content appears on…

17

• Headlines | FCC says Hurricane Michael victims deserve a month of free cell service. {/exp:ce_str:ing}

  The Federal Communications Commission slammed the nation’s wireless carriers Tuesday for failing to quickly restore service to Hurricane Michael victims — and demanded that the companies compensate Florida residents with a month of free cellular…

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