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U.S. PIRG

U.S. PIRG is a consumer group that stands up to powerful interests whenever they threaten our health and safety, our financial security, or our right to fully participate in our democratic society. Part of the Public Interest Network. https://uspirg.org/

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R. J. Cross in U.S. PIRG

Jul 20, 2022

Cookie pop-ups: why you should think twice before hitting ‘accept’

Free websites & apps often have…

Ed Mierzwinski in U.S. PIRG

May 31, 2022

FTC consumer chief calls industry’s false privacy choices ‘coercion’

The FTC’s consumer chief gave a…

Isabel Brown in U.S. PIRG

Mar 9, 2022

Dark patterns: A step-by-step guide to protect your privacy on your phone

Dark patterns are one-way…

Ed Mierzwinski in U.S. PIRG

Dec 28, 2021

Why Is Big Tech moving into payments? One reason: So you’ll buy more

The CFPB is looking at the…

Nathan Proctor in U.S. PIRG

Jun 10, 2021

Electronics manufacturers’ argument against independent repair exposed as nonsense

Ed Mierzwinski in U.S. PIRG

Feb 17, 2021

Industry-Approved Privacy Bill Nears Passage in Virginia

We’ve joined leading privacy and consumer…

Ed Mierzwinski in U.S. PIRG

Feb 10, 2021

Bipartisanship works in state attorneys general lawsuits against Big Tech

In late 2020, state and…

Ed Mierzwinski in U.S. PIRG

Oct 1, 2019

Data privacy can’t be assured without states and consumers

We can’t rely on businesses

Mike Litt in U.S. PIRG

Jan 30, 2018

Equifax Extended Its Deadline for Free Credit Freezes

Equifax has yet again extended the deadline for getting free credit freezes on its credit reports following its massive data breach last year.

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Ed Mierzwinski in U.S. PIRG

Apr 4, 2017

Tips to protect internet privacy

You may have heard that Congress just voted to take away many of your online broadband privacy protections. After a little background, we will give you some tips on how to protect what’s left.