News

2021

December

01

• New rule will let debt collectors track you down on social media. Debt collection rules have expanded the ways debt collectors can chase down debtors. In practice, it may mean millions of consumers can now be bombarded with email and text messages and requests to connect on

November

22

• Amazon wages secret war on Americans' privacy, documents show. In recent years, Amazon.com Inc has killed or undermined privacy protections in more than three dozen bills across 25 states, as the e-commerce giant amassed a lucrative trove of personal data on millions of

• Piden ley sobre privacidad tras reporte sobre "lobby" de Amazon. Cinco miembros del Congreso de Estados Unidos pidieron una ley federal sobre la privacidad del consumidor después de un reporte de...

October

26

• Your browser can tell websites how to treat your data. Privacy-conscious Internet surfers will soon have an additional weapon on their side. You can’t see it working, but a special signal known as global privacy control tells every website you visit not to

11

• Your driver’s license could soon live on your phone. More than 20 states have either considered, tested or already launched digital versions of driver’s licenses that live on smartphones. Tech giant Apple plans to make digital licenses a key feature in its iOS 15

04

• Senate confirms Rohit Chopra to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Senate narrowly approved President Joe Biden's pick to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, giving the bureau a director* who is likely to embrace an aggressive "watchdog" role, similar to how

01

• Consumer Action INSIDER - October 2021. In this month's edition, we report on our upcoming 50th anniversary events, warn rental car customers about the often unexpected cost of tolls, highlight recent coalition efforts and CFPB activities, and alert readers to a class action suit against Wells Fargo for unrefunded GAP fees.

September

27

• Facebook delays Instagram app for users under 13. Facebook said that it had paused development of an Instagram Kids service that would be tailored for children 13 years old or younger, as the social network increasingly faces questions about the app’s effect

• Companies are hoarding your personal data. How to get them to delete it. What data can you actually request to delete? When we say “your data,” we mean information like your name, phone number, email and home address. Some companies collect far more, like your age,

26

• Instagram suspende planes de lanzar versión para niños. Instagram suspenderá por ahora sus planes de lanzar un servicio para niños menores de 13 años, en medio de preocupaciones por la vulnerabilidad de los chicos.

19

• Lentes inteligentes: Facebook le da una oportunidad a la tecnología que hizo quedar mal a Google. Nuestro reportero probó unas gafas hechas en colaboración con Ray-Ban capaces de hacer fotos, grabar videos, responder a llamadas telefónicas y reproducir pódcast.

13

• How you pay the rent may help your mortgage application. Later this month, a group of renters in the United States will get a new break when they try to become homeowners: Their history of consistently paying their landlords will count toward qualifying for a

02

• ‘El algoritmo me despidió’: un proyecto de ley de California apunta a cambiar la dura cultura laboral de Amazon. Los legisladores de California tienen a Amazon en la mira. Se espera que un proyecto de ley aprobado por la Asamblea llegue al Senado esta semana, o la próxima, para corregir las turbias

August

30

• How to block Facebook from snooping on you. Facebook says it’s not literally activating the microphones on our smartphones, but it is tracking what we do in other apps, websites and even real-world stores. Here are seven steps to stop Facebook

26

• Fraud alert: Malicious QR codes. Con artists have added QR codes to a variety of familiar scams. Based on reports to the BBB Scam Tracker, these hoaxes include advance fee loan, employment, and utility scams. Here’s how to

24

• Privacy of streaming apps and devices: Watching TV that watches us. We reviewed the privacy protections in the top 10 streaming apps, as well as the top five streaming devices, that include programming directed at kids and families and found that most apps and devices are using

23

• Seeking early signals of dementia in driving and credit scores. Learning your odds of eventually developing dementia — a pressing concern for many, especially those with a family history of it — requires medical testing and counseling. But what if everyday behavior, like overlooking a

19

• T-Mobile hack exposed personal data of 40 million people. A cyberattack on T-Mobile exposed the information of more than 40 million people, with stolen files including names, birthdays and social security numbers.  The company said the stolen files included information from approximately 7.8 million current

• Adolescentes conocedores de la tecnología son las nuevas víctimas de estas 5 estafas virtuales. Los adolescentes conocedores de la tecnología están cayendo en estafas en línea a una tasa más alta que las personas mayores.

• EEUU: reguladores presentan nueva demanda contra Facebook. Reguladores federales en Estados Unidos arreciaron sus ataques antimonopolios contra Facebook el jueves, presentando una versión enmendada de su querella en la que dicen que el gigante de las redes sociales ha abusado