We live in a world where information is free, but that doesn’t mean information is good. Trusted information — about products specifically — has been our raison d’être at Consumer Reports since our founding in 1936. In the 1930s advertising was exploding for the first time, and there wasn’t much quality information to help Americans

Last week, Consumer Reports was one of three organizations honored by Fast Company for delivering the next big things in tech for 2023. The award spotlighted CR’s work to help people exercise their digital privacy rights by creating Permission Slip, an app that makes people aware of their data rights and streamlines the process of

  Last week we introduced Permission Slip to the world. We were delighted to see coverage in the Washington Post, New York Post, Gizmodo, CNET, and of course Consumer Reports. Permission Slip broke into the top 50 free apps in Apple’s App Store and even trended on Hacker News. Today, we’re excited to share a

We just marked a significant milestone in the development of the Data Rights Protocol: the release of v0.9. This is the first stable version of the protocol, equipped with security and identity features that enable its deployment in production systems.  For years, Consumer Reports has led the way in advocating for consumer data rights. Despite