Lab notes: July 2021
CR is seeking the truth about your internet service Last week, a coalition led by Consumer Reports launched a first-of-its-kind initiative to...
Blog Posts
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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...
Lab notes: June 2021
Broadband is too expensive — CR and partners are on it CR’s senior policy counsel, Jonathan Schwantes, recently authored an op-ed in Morning...
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...
Dark Patterns Tip Line: Share Your Experiences with Manipulative Design
Every day, we’re exploited for profit through dark patterns: design tactics used in websites and apps to persuade you into doing things you...
Introducing the Dark Patterns Tip Line
Today, we’re thrilled to launch the Dark Patterns Tip Line, a website that allows consumers to share manipulative designs they encounter online....
Measuring and Protecting Consumer IoT Privacy at Scale: Smart Speakers
Internet of Things (IoT) devices are increasingly found in homes, providing useful functionality and convenience, such as smart speakers, TVs, and...
The Data Nutrition Project: Healthy Data for Better Algorithms
As a product manager, I spend a lot of time poking around technology. Recently, I was experimenting with a particular algorithm and became curious...
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
