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Consumer Reports backs signing of high-risk AI bill, calls on Colorado General Assembly to strengthen it before it goes into effect

Consumer Reports commends Colorado Gov. Jared Polis for signing SB 205, a bill that would establish baseline accountability and transparency for the use of AI…

May 18, 2024

Tech & Privacy
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Consumer Reports and the Center for Democracy & Technology welcome the Colorado General Assembly’s passage of AI bias bill

Denver, CO – Consumer Reports and the Center for Democracy & Technology welcome the Colorado General Assembly’s passage of SB 205, a bill that would…

May 16, 2024

Tech & Privacy
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Consumer Reports praises Supreme Court decision upholding the CFPB’s constitutionality as a major victory for consumers

Court rejects lawsuit filed by payday lenders that would have crippled the critical consumer watchdog  WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that…

May 16, 2024

Money
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Consumer Reports Applauds Bipartisan House Passage of Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Bill for E-Bikes and Other Mobility Devices

CR calls on the Senate to take up legislation without delay WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer Reports (CR) today commended the U.S. House of Representatives for…

May 15, 2024

Product Safety

Consumer Reports comments to CPSC on electric bicycles ANPR

Consumer Reports (CR), the independent, nonprofit member organization, welcomes the opportunity to submit comments to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regarding the risk of…

May 14, 2024

Product Safety
Press Release

Consumer Reports praises Vermont legislature for passing groundbreaking privacy bill

Montpelier, Vermont — The Vermont state legislature advanced a privacy bill supported by Consumer Reports that marks a significant development in state privacy law. If…

May 11, 2024

Tech & Privacy
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Consumer Reports decries Texas District Court’s decision preventing new limits on excessive credit card late fees from going into effect

Court grants banks’ motion to temporarily block CFPB’s new rules on costly late fees The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a…

May 10, 2024

Money
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Consumer Reports applauds Maryland governor for signing key privacy bill into law

Annapolis, Maryland — Consumer Reports was among the groups on hand as Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a comprehensive privacy bill (SB 541)into law today.…

May 9, 2024

Tech & Privacy
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New Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Ban the Sale of Water Beads for Children

Water beads have been linked to severe risks to children if swallowed, including internal injuries, long-term health issues, and even death  WASHINGTON, DC — Consumer…

May 9, 2024

Product Safety

Consumer Reports and a coalition of 19 organizations urge the Senate Judiciary Committee to pass the American Innovation and Choice Online Act and the Open Apps Market Act

Consumer Reports and a coalition of 19 organizations wrote to the Senate Judiciary Committee urging them to pass the American Innovation and Choice Online Act…

May 9, 2024

Tech & Privacy
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