CR at SXSW 2024: We Need Your Vote!
Community voting for SXSW 2024 is in full swing through August 20 The annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference has opened its doors to the power...
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Blog Posts
Collaboration for Data Privacy: Reflections from the DRP’s Authorized Agent Summit
Authorized Agents play an important role in data rights. By helping consumers exercise their rights to stop selling data, access data, delete data...
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...
Consumer Reports Announces 2023 Fellow Cohort
We’re pleased to announce six public interest technology Fellows working with CR this summer. Three fellows are being onboarded as part of our IoT...
BAD INPUT: CR Film Series on Biased Algorithms and Data
Earlier this month, we released BAD INPUT, a three-part series of short films from CR exploring how bias in technology and data can result in...
New Site: Innovation at CR
A destination for technologists, researchers, entrepreneurs and others who want to build a better marketplace with CR. Welcome to...
Permission Slip Nominated for Two Webbys
Permission Slip has been nominated for two Webby Awards and we need your help voting! The Webby Awards In November, we announced the soft launch...
Data Rights Protocol: 2022 Year in Review
As we approach the end of the year, we’re excited to share some updates on the progress of the Data Rights Protocol (DRP) initiative in 2022. This...
Lab Notes: November 2022
We analyzed 22,000 consumer broadband bills and found that consumers are saddled with confusing bills, high prices, and lack of competitive choices...
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...