Digital Standard: Key Questions
Hi — I’m Stephanie Nguyen, a product designer and researcher focused on the intersections of data privacy, policy and design. I care about...
Blog Posts
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Lab notes: May 2020
As people and businesses adjust to a new (and very online) normal, the Digital Lab is hard at work investigating technology’s profound impact on...
Join our volunteer study: can Californians exercise their data privacy rights?
Are you in California? We need your help to test if your new Do-Not-Sell rights are working as intended. It’s quick, easy, and you’ll help...
CiscoPolicy Overview: Cisco Webex
Update, May 12, 2020. In response to this work, Cisco has made some improvements related to transparency. Read about the details. The Webex-specific...
Policy Overview: Microsoft Skype and Teams
This policy overview for Skype is part of a series looking at the privacy practices of commonly used videoconferencing services. While the focus of...
Policy Overview: Google Meet, Duo, and Hangouts
This privacy policy overview for Google Meet, Duo, and Hangouts is part of a series looking at the privacy practices of commonly used...
Comparative Policy Analysis Rubric
The privacy policy comparative analysis — the name of the process used to create this report — is focused on 10 criteria informed by the...
We read the privacy policies of Skype, Meet, and Webex: 10 ways videoconferencing systems can…
Update, May 12, 2020. In response to this work, Cisco has made some improvements related to transparency. Read about the details. End update. The...
Virtual Workshops on Digital Privacy and Security for Video Conferencing
At Consumer Reports we’ve been busy reporting on the video conferencing tools you’re using, so we can hold companies accountable to...
Video Conferencing Security in the time of COVID-19
In a time of physical distancing, many of us are turning to digital tools to keep us socially connected. From the burrows of our homes we have been...
Research
2024
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
