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FTC Releases Top Complaints for 2011, Identity Theft Tops the List | Jon Fox

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its list of top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2011. Unsurprisingly, identity theft complaints topped the list.

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News Release | CALPIRG | Health Care

CALPIRG Supported Law Saved Consumers $127 Million in Health Care Premiums

In 2010, CALPIRG helped pass a law requiring insurance companies to disclose the justification for their health insurance rate hikes. The disclosure uncovered errors and unjustified claims by insurers that saved Californians $127 million on their health insurance rates in 2011. 

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News Release | US PIRG | Budget

White House Plan to Close Special Interest Tax Loopholes Is the Right Approach to Reform, But Details Matter

"The President has put forward the beginnings of a tax reform plan that takes the right approach, but is still missing critical details."

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Blog Post | Consumer Protection

WH urges privacy rights, industry promises "Do Not Track Sometimes" while states investigate Google | Ed Mierzwinski

As web giants amass more and more information about consumers for behavioral targeting and even "social discrimination" -- which can include differential pricing for the same product or the use of web tracking data and falsely-flagged websites to promote certain brandname drug use -- the White House has called for a privacy bill of rights. Companies and powerful industry lobbies seeking to keep those rights weak simultaneously rolled out their own "Do Not Track Us Sometimes" button.

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Media Hit | Consumer Protection

AP: Mobile applications to post privacy policies before installation under California agreement

“Having privacy policies is step one to protecting consumers’ personal information,” Jon Fox said in a statement. “Step two is making sure the privacy policies are strong.”

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News Release | CALPIRG | Consumer Protection, Financial Reform

New Consumer Agency Takes Over as Nation’s Consumer Cop

Representatives from the California Attorney General’s office, Consumers Union, San Francisco Labor Council, Greenlining Institute, Center for Responsible Lending and the California Reinvestment Coalition, joined CALPIRG today in San Francisco’s financial district to call on the Senate to vote to confirm former Ohio Attorney General Rich Cordray as CFPB director, so that it is able to fulfill the promise of consumer financial protection.

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News Release | CALPIRG | Transportation

Principles for Public Private Partnerships and California’s High-Speed Rail Project

A first-of-its-kind report outlines principles for utilizing public-private partnerships to build high-speed rail in California. The research report released by CALPIRG examines the experience with public-private partnerships for high-speed rail in other countries and the U.S.

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News Release | CALPIRG | Consumer Protection

As cell phone plans change, consumers should be wary

As cell phone service provders scrap unlimited data plans for mobile phones, CALPIRG warns consumers to check their data usage in order to avoid overcharge fees.

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News Release | CALPIRG | Consumer Protection

New Research Shows Speculation Adds 83 cents a gallon to Gas Prices at the Pump

New report finds that short term market speculation has played a greater role in distorting the true price of gas at the pump, more than changes in global markets.

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