An Analysis of Broadband ISP Practices
With contributions from Jonathan Schwantes, Senior Policy Counsel, Consumer Reports Over the past 18 months the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically,...
Blog Posts
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Lab Notes: October 2021
CR’s Digital Lab is working to make it easier to exercise your data rights CR is working with privacy infrastructure companies to develop...
Watch CR’s Data Rights Roundtable Co-hosted with the MIT Media Lab
On October 19th, Consumer Reports co-hosted a virtual Data Rights Roundtable with MIT Media Lab to discuss an early draft of a data rights protocol...
Standardizing Data Rights Requests with a Common Protocol
There is no standard way to exchange data rights requests under the law today. This means consumers need to contact companies and interact with them...
The Case for Fair Market Rules for the Largest Online Platforms
Digital services have revolutionized the way people live, work, communicate, and shop. As these services have become more entrenched in our daily...
Consumer Reports Speaks at 6th Annual Aspen Cyber Summit
Earlier this month, CR’s head of product testing, Maria Rerecich, spoke at the 6th Annual Aspen Cyber Summit. The 2-day event brought together...
Consumer Reports partners with New America’s Open Technology Institute to discuss consumer labeling systems for the digital world
On October 6th, Consumer Reports partnered with New America’s Open Technology Institute for a two-part panel exploring how successful consumer...
Helping consumers see their data with a CCPA data access agent
Last year, Consumer Reports launched an Authorized Agent pilot to help consumers stop the sale of their data by companies. The results inspired the...
Lab notes: August 2021
Update on CR’s broadband efforts We still want to see your internet bill. More than 35,000 participants from across the nation have participated...
The Uniform Law Commission privacy model bill is a disaster
The Uniform Law Commission (ULC), an organization that seeks to develop model legislation to help bring consistency and uniformity to state laws, has...
Research
2024
Data Defense, Evaluating People-Search Site Removal Services
CR Vulnerability Disclosures, Video Doorbells
2023
Who Shares Your Information with Facebook? Sampling the Surveillance Economy in 2023
P2P Payment Apps: A Case Study for a Digital Finance Standard
2022
Broadband Pricing: What Consumer Reports Learned From 22,000 Internet Bills
2021
Credit Not Due: The Limitations of Popular Credit Score Apps
The State of Authorized Agent Opt-Outs Under the California Consumer Privacy Act
Effects of Varying Education Level and Job Status on Online Auto Insurance Price Quotes
Evaluating the Privacy Practices of Mental Health Apps
2000
California Consumer Privacy Act: Are Consumers' Digital Rights Protected?
Collecting #Receipts: Food Delivery Apps & Fee Transparency
White Papers
2023
2023 Consumer Cyber Readiness
A Raw Deal for US Consumers: Online platforms will make changes to better serve European Consumers but not US Consumers
Future of Memory Safety: Challenges and Recommendations
2022
Consumer Cyber Readiness
Opening Black Boxes: Addressing Legal Barriers to Public Interest Algorithmic Auditing
2021
The Case for Fair Market Rules for the Largest Online Platforms
2020
Platform Perceptions: Consumer Attitudes on Competition and Fairness in Online Platforms
Privacy Front and Center
2000
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: The Law Must Protect Consumers’ Genetic Privacy
Understanding the Scope of Data Collection by Major Technology Platforms
The Evolution of Consumer Attitudes Toward Online Tracking, 1995-2019
Survey Data
2019
Privacy Risk Benefit Survey
Data Privacy Habits Survey
Social Media Survey
2018
Privacy Control vs. Ownership Survey
Social Media Survey
Medical Privacy Survey
Social Media and Privacy Survey
2017
Net Neutrality Survey
Privacy and Net Neutrality Survey
Government and Consumer Issues Survey
2015
