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AG Announces New Rules to Improve Online Privacy Protections for Consumers

“Having a written privacy policy will force developers to think about the privacy impacts of their products,” said Jon Fox. “Hopefully this will give mobile users  more control over who accesses their personal information and how it’s used, creating a safer online environment.”

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Blog Post | Consumer Protection

Today, CFPB to announce overdraft fee investigation, unveil "penalty box" disclosure, possibly end $39 lattes. | Ed Mierzwinski

At a news conference in NYC today, Director Richard Cordray of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will announce a major investigation of bank overdraft fee practices and propose a model "penalty box" disclosure to appear on bank statements. The investigation could end the $39 latte-- $4 bucks for the coffee, $35 for the debit card overdraft fee.

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News Release | CALPIRG Education Fund | Consumer Protection

Apps for Kids Leave Parents Guessing about Privacy

Parents are often left in the dark in regards to whether a mobile app poses risks related to the collection, use, and sharing of their children’s personal information.

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Media Hit | Consumer Protection

KPCC: A defense of internet piracy laws SOPA and PIPA

Jon Fox responds to President of the Directors Guild of America, Taylor Hackford's support of SOPA, highlighting risks to consumers.

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News Release | U.S. PIRG | Financial Reform

U.S. PIRG Applauds CFPB Proposal To Regulate Biggest Credit Bureaus

“Last summer over 10,000 PIRG members submitted comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) urging strict regulation of credit bureaus and credit scoring firms. We applaud the CFPB for its proposal today to subject the nation’s largest credit bureaus and credit scoring firms to full scrutiny as “larger participants” (CFPB pdf) in the financial marketplace."

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Media Hit | Budget

The Los Angeles Times: Citigroup hacker attack affected more customers than first thought

The breach in Citigroup Inc.'s online security, affecting more customers than originally thought, shows that financial institutions still are struggling to block hackers and still are loath to explain to customers and the public what thieves took.

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News Release | CALPIRG | Consumer Protection

Business Credit Cards: Liability without protection

CALPIRG warns Californians to think twice before responding to one of the millions of business credit card offers that are mailed out to California households each year.

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News Release | CALPIRG | Consumer Protection

CALPIRG Statement before the California Public Utilities Commission Regarding the Proposed Investigation into the AT&T-T-Mobile Merger

Statement before the CPUC regarding the proposed investigation into the AT&T-T-Mobile merger.

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News Release | CALPIRG | Transportation

CALPIRG Statement in Response to LAO Report

Statement by Emily Rusch in response to LAO report.

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News Release | CALPIRG | Transportation

Fresno Leaders Call for $2 Billion in High-Speed Rail Money to Come to the Central Valley

High-speed rail supporters call on the Department of Transportation to invest in California's high-speed rail line all the way up to Merced and all the way don to Bakersfield. 

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