Students Are Victims of Fraud, but the Department of Education Won’t Help
From today’s New York Times: When Albert Paul Cruz opened a letter from the Education Department last month, he saw the words he’d been waiting for: “We approved your claim.”…
In Fine Print, Airlines Make It Harder to Fight for Passenger Rights
From today’s New York Times: As air travel reopens and flight bookings begin to creep up, AvGeeks — aviation geeks — and others may notice some new legalese in the…
New Privacy Bills Aim to Protect Health Data During the Pandemic
From today’s Consumer Reports Online: Tech companies are developing new contact-tracing apps, sharing people’s location information with health researchers, and taking other steps to put consumer data to work in…
California considers unprecedented $25 billion recovery fund and rental relief
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Two unprecedented proposals to help Californians weather the fiscal storm unleashed by the coronavirus crisis are expected to be unveiled Tuesday by Democrats in the…
Airlines issued billions in vouchers but can consumers get cash refunds
From today’s MarketWatch Online: While airlines are providing refunds when they cancel flights, very few carriers are doing so when a customer proactively chooses to cancel a trip because of…
SCOTUS could upend consumer financial protection as we know it
From today’s CNBC News Online: A case before the Supreme Court has the power dramatically to reshape how the U.S. government polices financial fraud and other misdeeds against consumers —…
Data Privacy: What Californians can do about creepy data collection in 2020
From today’s The Mercury News: Starting New Year’s Day, Californians creeped out by the trove of personal data companies collect on their online shopping, searching and social media habits will…
Opinion: One Man Can Bring Equifax to Justice (and Get You Your Money)
From today’s New York Times: On Dec. 19, District Judge Thomas Thrash of Atlanta will hold a final approval hearing for the Equifax 2017 data breach settlement. There’s a lot…
CA Senate Approves State Rent Control Capping Increases at 5% Plus Inflation
From today’s KTLA5 News Online: California lawmakers on Tuesday moved to cap annual rent increases statewide for most tenants as a limited housing supply in the country’s most populous state…
The Consumer Bureau’s Reckless Plan for Debt Collection
From today’s Wired Magazine: WE LEARN IN email 101 that hyperlinks from unfamiliar senders are breeding grounds for scams. Microsoft has warned against clicking on foreign links for decades. The…