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FCC set to enact net-neutrality rules

...consumer groups advocating for a free and open internet. Democratic supporters and consumer advocates along with some internet companies have pushed for more stringent regulations... Read more

21 December, 2010 by Marguerite Reardon

Microsoft launches internet fraud alert system

...the service include retailers, financial institutions, service providers, technology companies, academic researchers, consumer advocates and government agencies, Microsoft said. Participating organisations will be vetted by... Read more

18 June, 2010 by Matthew Broersma
Teeth Care 1.0

Teeth Care 1.0

...people have while sitting in the dentist's chair. Veteran dentists and consumer advocates Drs. Schissel and Dodes explain how to make truly informed decisions... Read more

10 February, 2012

Copyright foes trade verbal blows

Copyright owners clashed with consumer electronics makers and consumer advocates during a lively debate on Thursday over proposed laws that would... Read more

2 August, 2002 by Lisa M Bowman

Privacy groups turn up heat on Windows XP, Passport

Consumer advocates plan to expand their privacy complaint against Windows XP Read more

16 August, 2001 by Joe Wilcox
Why advocacy matters to online retailers: Customer focus can mean greater loyalty and financial returns are in store

Why advocacy matters to online retailers: Customer focus can mean greater loyalty and financial returns are in store

Consumer advocates are potent allies to becoming a successful online retailer. By turning... Read more

23 April, 2008

Sunbelt ruffles spyware feathers

...Schwartz has led the work of the coalition of software companies and consumer advocates, which was created to come up with a definition of spyware... Read more

11 November, 2005 by Joris Evers

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

...Nonetheless, he eerily presaged a hellish search for perfection led by American consumer advocates. Mr Andy Martin of the US Committee to Fight Microsoft (CTFM... Read more

12 August, 2005

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

...Nonetheless, he eerily presaged a hellish search for perfection led by American consumer advocates. Mr Andy Martin of the US Committee to Fight Microsoft (CTFM... Read more

12 August, 2005 by Rupert Goodwins

Anti-Spyware Coalition to define terms

...can't be accused of working blindly. It is extremely good that consumer advocates are part of the consortium because we are aligned with them... Read more

3 June, 2005 by Joris Evers

Amazon's gender stereotyping patent slammed

...monitoring customer review pages yet. But that fact gives little comfort to consumer advocates, who have hounded Amazon for years over its customer-profiling practices... Read more

15 March, 2005 by Alorie Gilbert

Malware: Do you know your enemy?

...their frequency. EarthLink itself systematically distributes cookies to keep track of consumers. Consumer advocates argue that cookies shouldn't be lumped into a bucket with... Read more

4 February, 2005 by Stefanie Olsen

Nokia developing RFID-embedded phone

...phones may become commercially available. One snag facing RFID is privacy concerns. Consumer advocates say the unchecked spread of the devices in libraries and elsewhere... Read more

25 October, 2004 by Ben Charny

Search site scraps paid listings

...money from Web search: paid inclusion. But such programmes drew fire from consumer advocates and the Federal Trade Commission, which called for better public disclosure... Read more

3 March, 2004 by Stefanie Olsen

'Secret' RFID test draws consumer ire

...spy chip technology and tried to cover it up." CASPIAN and other consumer advocates are wary of so-called smart-shelf devices, which require outfitting... Read more

17 November, 2003 by Alorie Gilbert

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