July 2020 Raw Data Release & Recommendations: Connected Cameras
Source: Home Security Cameras From Top Brands Lack Basic Digital Security Measures Consumer Reports just released our latest Connected Camera...
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Smart TVs: A Digital Standard Case Study
Source: Consumer Reports’ How to Turn Off Smart TV Snooping Features Consumer Reports found that Samsung and Roku Smart TVs were vulnerable to...
Connected Cameras: A Digital Standard Case Study
Wireless security cameras being tested in a Consumer Reports lab. (Source: Consumer Reports) Over the past few years, the Digital Lab...
An interview with Liam McCormack, Consumer Reports’ Vice President of Research Testing & Insights
Putting electric kitchen mixers to the test (Consumer Reports photo, date unknown). Source: Duke Today With a unique lifelong career in...
Videoconferencing Services: A Digital Standard Case Study
Image source: Consumer Reports via Guide to Videoconference Services Over the past few years, the Digital Lab evaluated and test a number of...
Fall 2020 Open Challenge for Data and Privacy Prototyping
UPDATE: The deadline is July 6, 2020! Get the proposals in! END UPDATE. Are you interested in and passionate about helping people understand the...
Raw Data Release: 2019 Smart TV Testing
A Consumer Reports engineer evaluates smart TV privacy practices. PHOTO: MICHAEL A. SMITH Consumer Reports just released our 2019 Smart TV...
Preliminary results are in! CCPA testers provide important insights into the landmark privacy law
We need your help — join us in testing the California Consumer Privacy Act! Our study to test the new California Consumer Privacy Act has gone...
Testing Smart TVs for privacy and security: An interview with Cody Feng, Product Testing Lead at…
Cody Feng tests Smart TVs at Consumer Reports’ lab Meet Cody Feng: Product Testing Lead at Consumer Reports (CR). What most consumers will...
An interview with Consumer Reports’ Senior Director of Testing
Maria Rerecich, Senior Director of Product Testing at Consumer Reports Meet Maria Rerecich, Senior Director of Product Testing at Consumer...
Research
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Data Defense, Evaluating People-Search Site Removal Services
CR Vulnerability Disclosures, Video Doorbells
2023
Who Shares Your Information with Facebook? Sampling the Surveillance Economy in 2023
P2P Payment Apps: A Case Study for a Digital Finance Standard
2022
Broadband Pricing: What Consumer Reports Learned From 22,000 Internet Bills
2021
Credit Not Due: The Limitations of Popular Credit Score Apps
The State of Authorized Agent Opt-Outs Under the California Consumer Privacy Act
Effects of Varying Education Level and Job Status on Online Auto Insurance Price Quotes
Evaluating the Privacy Practices of Mental Health Apps
2000
California Consumer Privacy Act: Are Consumers' Digital Rights Protected?
Collecting #Receipts: Food Delivery Apps & Fee Transparency
White Papers
2024
2024 Consumer Cyber Readiness
2023
2023 Consumer Cyber Readiness
A Raw Deal for US Consumers: Online platforms will make changes to better serve European Consumers but not US Consumers
Future of Memory Safety: Challenges and Recommendations
2022
Consumer Cyber Readiness
Opening Black Boxes: Addressing Legal Barriers to Public Interest Algorithmic Auditing
2021
The Case for Fair Market Rules for the Largest Online Platforms
2020
Platform Perceptions: Consumer Attitudes on Competition and Fairness in Online Platforms
Privacy Front and Center
2000
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: The Law Must Protect Consumers’ Genetic Privacy
Understanding the Scope of Data Collection by Major Technology Platforms
The Evolution of Consumer Attitudes Toward Online Tracking, 1995-2019
Survey Data
2019
Privacy Risk Benefit Survey
Data Privacy Habits Survey
Social Media Survey
2018
Privacy Control vs. Ownership Survey
Social Media Survey
Medical Privacy Survey
Social Media and Privacy Survey
2017
Net Neutrality Survey
Privacy and Net Neutrality Survey
Government and Consumer Issues Survey
2015
