Photoshop of Horrors
Over the past few weeks, complaints about Adobe’s new policy terms have exploded online, with many users of Photoshop and other Adobe tools...
Category: Opinion
Blog Posts
What to Know about California’s Proposed Rules for Automated Decision-making Tech
If your grocery store is using cameras to track you around the produce section, should you have the right to opt-out? If a company is running...
Interpreting IoT Labels from Around the Globe
Problem Smart devices are becoming more common, but not all of them are designed with basic security features. Communities around the world are...
New Report: A Raw Deal for US Consumers
CR’s newest report, “A Raw Deal for US Consumers” highlights the risk that during the next year American consumers will be denied access...
Racial Discrimination in Algorithms and Potential Policy Solutions
As part of Black History Month, CR is highlighting some of the consumer issues that disproportionately affect Black communities. We have witnessed...
A New Approach to Protecting Online Privacy
Though consumers have a fundamental right to privacy, there is no comprehensive federal privacy law granting consumers baseline privacy and security...
Big Tech’s thirst for data hurts vulnerable groups most affected by COVID
March may seem like a distant memory, but it was just a few months ago that the United States was first confronted with the realities of the global...
Consumer Reports Urges Californians to Vote Yes on Proposition 24
The landmark California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is the only US-based online privacy law that gives consumers the right to access, delete,...
Why Lawmakers Need to Close the Regulatory Gap Around DNA Testing Companies
Even if you haven’t sent a sample of your DNA to a company like 23andMe or Ancestry.com, you probably know someone — perhaps even a close...