An Uncertain Future for 23andMe – And Your DNA Data
23andMe is struggling, and its CEO Anne Wojcicki has muttered about taking the company private. 23andMe wields DNA data for more than 15 million...
Category: Privacy
Blog Posts
New Report: 2024 Consumer Cyber Readiness
Today, Consumer Reports, Aspen Digital, and Global Cyber Alliance released the third annual Consumer Cyber Readiness report. The report highlights...
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...
Opportunity: Analytics Engineering Consultant (Permission Slip)
We’re looking for an experienced analytics engineer to help us spin up our analytics stack for Permission Slip, a mobile app that helps users take...
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...
Introducing Permission Slip 2.0
Permission Slip is growing rapidly, and the platform needs to evolve to keep up with demand. Permission Slip users have been asking for more...
How does Permission Slip work?
On October 3, Consumer Reports launched Permission Slip, an app that makes it easy to take back control of your personal data. Since then, many users...
Understanding Consumer Privacy Priorities and Product Expectations
Understanding consumer priorities and concerns about data privacy management is essential to the success of Permission Slip, the app to take back...
First End-to-End Test of Data Rights Protocol v0.8 Completed Successfully
On June 22, Transcend and Consumer Reports’ Innovation Lab successfully conducted the first live end-to-end test of Data Rights Protocol v0.8. This...
Introducing Permission Slip, the App to Take Back Control of your Data
Privacy is a right. This is a fact in many states, and it’s one of our fervent beliefs at Consumer Reports. But that doesn’t mean privacy is...