New Report: Many Companies May Be Ignoring Opt-Out Requests Under State Privacy Laws
Today, Consumer Reports (CR) and researchers from Wesleyan University released findings from a joint study that examines how companies are complying...
Category: Data rights
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CR Webinar Recap: Dude, Where’s My Data?
On January 27, 2025 Consumer Reports (CR), in collaboration with the National Cyber Alliance (NCA) and Cloaked, hosted a webinar titled “Dude,...
Beyond the Fine Print: Why Policies Matter in the Digital Finance Landscape
In today’s rapidly evolving digital finance ecosystem, Consumer Reports has been at the forefront of evaluating financial apps and services and...
Yorba Successfully Completes Data Rights Protocol Conformance Testing
The Data Rights Protocol (DRP) consortium is happy to announce that Yorba, an authorized agent (AA) and DRP consortium member, has successfully...
California Business Groups Want It To Be Hard To Use Your Privacy Rights
Last week marked the end of the hectic California legislative session, with hundreds of bills receiving decisive action in the legislature during a...
New Report: Data Defense: Evaluating People-Search Site Removal Services
Seven years ago, I typed my own name into a search engine and was horrified to learn that my name, age, home address, and phone number were publicly...
CR Named a 2024 Most Innovative Company by Fast Company
We’re delighted to share that CR was just named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024. CR was recognized in the Nonprofit...
How We’re Testing the Data Rights Protocol
If you read our last blog post, you’ll know that the Innovation Lab spent much of 2023 engaging with other consortium members to test the Data...
CR Publishes Artificial Intelligence Policy Recommendations
Artificial intelligence and algorithms aren’t just for chatbots. They’re also used behind the scenes to make critical decisions about our lives:...
New Research: NYC Algorithmic Transparency Law is Falling Short of Its Goals
If you’re scanning job listings in New York City, there’s a chance you’ll spot new information: a notice that the company uses automated...