How U.S. States are Tackling Algorithmic Pricing: 2025 Bill Tracker and Analysis
Across the U.S., landlords and retailers are increasingly turning to algorithmic pricing tools that adjust prices based on data consumers can’t see...
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Blog Posts
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...
Survey: Majority of Americans are Uncomfortable with AI in Employment, Housing, Healthcare Decisions
Artificial intelligence and algorithms are increasingly being used to help make important decisions about your life. Some landlords use algorithmic...
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 Report: A Raw Deal for US Consumers
CR’s newest report, “A Raw Deal for US Consumers” highlights the risk that during the next year American consumers will be denied access...
Giant Internet Platforms are Failing Us – We Need Fair Market Rules
The pursuit of profits might work as an organizing principle for an individual corporation, but it cannot be the basis to set market rules Over the...
The Rise, Fall, & Return of the Consumer Broadband Label
With contributions from Laurel Lehman, Policy Analyst. Imagine you’re shopping for a new automobile, but as you go from car to car and dealership...
Inside the Clock Tower: An Interoperability Story
Editor’s note: Last week, the House Judiciary Committee introduced a package of bills to address concerns with the market power exerted by...
The ACCESS Act of 2021
People across the nation tell CR they are concerned about the growing power and influence of big tech companies like Google, Apple, Amazon, and...
Lab notes: May 2021
CR’s Digital Fellows deliver lightning talks on consumer tech harms Earlier this month we hosted an event to showcase the innovative work of...
