A Consumer Reports study involving 709 volunteers: 186,892 companies had sent data about the volunteers to Facebook, or an average of 2,230 companies per person
A new study looks at who is sending information about your online activity to Facebook … By now most internet users know their online activity is constantly tracked.
The EFF, iFixit, Consumer Reports, and other advocacy groups say many buzzy tech demos at CES failed to address how customer data is collected and protected
CES brings a flood of new gadgets with dangerous technology and little vetting — LAS VEGAS — American shoppers …
Profile of Chris Gilliard, aka @hypervisible, who has helped coin concepts like “digital redlining” to highlight the impact of tech on marginalized groups
Chris Gilliard grew up with racist policing in Detroit. He sees a new form of oppression in the tech we use every day. Tweets: @willoremus , @ruchowdh , @ethicsoftech , @bostonjoan , @clancynewyork ,...
Consumer Reports says it was “easily” able to trick Tesla's Autopilot system to operate without anyone in the driver's seat
Consumer Reports says, ‘Under no circumstance should anyone try this’ — Consumer Reports said Thursday it was “easily” able to trick Tesla's Autopilot system …
Facebook's privacy setting to opt out of face recognition technology is missing for some users, nearly 18 months after it was announced
Consumer Reports finds uneven access to the setting nearly 18 months after it was announced — Facebook users don't all have access to an important privacy setting …
California bill that would require “reasonable security” for all new IoT devices, the first of its kind in US, heads to governor's desk to be signed into law
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet : Tweets: @erratarob and @karlbode Tweets: @erratarob : California recently passed a law attempting to improve IoT security. It's bad. It's based on a naive, superficial under...
Consumer Reports pulls its recommendations of Microsoft Surface devices after an issue with their “predicted reliability” based on an annual subscriber survey
here's why I'm not worried by the Consumer Reports downgrade Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com : Consumer Reports: Microsoft Surface is Dead Last for Reliability Jeff Gamet / The Mac Observer : Consumer Re...
Consumer Reports pulls its recommendations of Microsoft Surface devices after an issue with their “predicted reliability” based on an annual subscriber survey
NEW YORK— Consumer Reports has removed its coveted “recommendation” designation for four Microsoft Surface laptops it had previously blessed with such status.
Consumer Reports will begin assessing cyber security and privacy safeguards when scoring products, publishes first draft of standards for the new testing
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Consumer Reports now recommends 2016 MacBook Pro after Apple fixed battery issues found in earlier tests via a software update
New Apple software fixes a battery issue found in CR tests. The software, now in beta, will be part of a broad update soon. — Consumer Reports …