Category: Data rights

Blog Posts

Data Rights Protocol: 2023 Year In Review

At the start of this new year, the Data Rights Protocol (DRP) team at Consumer Reports’ Innovation Lab has been reflecting on the solid progress of...

Houman Saberi

January 16, 2024

How Consumers Everywhere Benefit From the California Delete Act Becoming Law

The Problem Consumers around the country have concerns about the privacy problems linked to tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and...

Matt Schwartz

December 14, 2023

Permission Slip recognized as Fast Company’s Next Big Things In Tech

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...

Ginny Fahs

December 5, 2023

Announcing a Stable Version of the Data Rights Protocol

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...

Ginny Fahs

September 12, 2023

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...

Tuan-he Lee

August 24, 2023

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...

Ryan Rix

June 29, 2023

Which Companies Are Selling Or Sharing Our Personal Information? Let’s Find Out Together

Problem It has been more than three years since the California Consumer Privacy Act came into effect. The CCPA protects our rights to stop companies...

Don Marti

June 23, 2023

Is the Data Rights Protocol Right for My Business?

Since we started our work on the Data Rights Protocol (DRP), companies that need to comply with privacy laws have regularly reached out asking what...