Doctors and Hospitals Condemn Health Insurer That Plans to Deny ER Bills If It Doubts You Had an Emergency
By B.N. Frank Are you as freaked out by this as I am? What’s the point of paying for health insurance if you’re expected to…
Consumer Rights
CMO Describes How Utilities Can Use A.I. and “Smart” Meter Usage Data to Target Customers with Personalized Marketing Programs
By B.N. Frank Artificial Intelligence technology (A.I.) is getting a bad rap for a lot of good reasons. It can be used to create misleading…
Ring Changed How Police Request Door Camera Footage: What it Means and Doesn’t Mean
By Matthew Guariglia Amazon Ring has announced that it will change the way police can request footage from millions of doorbell cameras in communities across…
TikTok Goes For A Biometric Grab Of 66 Million US Users
By Tyler Durden TikTok quietly rolled out its new US privacy policy earlier this week, allowing the Chinese company to automatically “collect biometric identifiers and biometric information” from…
Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Allows Big Telecom/Big Cable to Continue Overcharging Americans; Monthly Modem Fees, etc.
By B.N. Frank Industry lobby groups insist that Americans are paying less not more for internet services. NOPE. Not only that – a lawsuit filed…
“So Sue Us”: Amazon Responds To 75,000 Customers Who Say Alexa Spied On Them
By Tyler Durden After receiving more than 75,000 individual complaints that its Alex-powered Echo devices were spying on them, Amazon has abandoned its policy that…
Now Is Your Last Chance To Opt-Out Of Amazon Sidewalk
By Tyler Durden Amazon Sidewalk, the company’s new shared mesh network that helps devices like Amazon Echo devices, Ring Security Cams, outdoor lights, motion sensors,…
Big Cable and Big Telecom Lobby Groups Can’t Convince Anyone Outside Their Industry That Broadband Prices Have Dropped
By B.N. Frank The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is supposed to protect Americans from the telecom and cable industries. The agency has instead catered to…
Group Exposes How American Consumers Get Stuck Paying for Utility Corruption; No Examples of “Smart” Meter Boondoggles
By B.N. Frank American utility companies received BILLIONS in federal stimulus money to install “Smart” Meters – electric, gas, and water. Utilities also usually increase…
Alarm Industry Committee Warns AT&T 3G Shutdown Plans Put Tens of Millions of Americans in Danger
By B.N. Frank Earlier this month, T-Mobile was asked to stop speeding up its “3G sunset” because it puts many Americans at grave risk. Now…
FTC Lawsuit Alleges that Frontier Knowingly Sold Internet Speeds It Can’t Deliver to 30% of Customers
By B.N. Frank The COVID Crisis has drawn more attention to the U.S. “digital divide”. This has then drawn more attention to the fact that…
Oooh That Smell: “STINK!” Movie Reveals How American Companies Add Toxic Chemicals to Common Products
By B.N. Frank Have you ever been walking outside and suddenly been accosted by the overwhelming fragrance of somebody doing laundry? You don’t know if…
Videos Indicate that Verizon 5G Commercials Aren’t Honest
By B.N. Frank American opposition to 5G is increasing due to concerns about reduced property value (see 1, 2, 3) and increased energy consumption (see…
Emails Entered into Lawsuit Reveal Apple Management Decided NOT to Notify 128 Million iPhone Users of Hack
By B.N. Frank Since 2019, Apple has known that its AirDrop feature has been leaking user information. Thanks to a lawsuit, millions of iPhone users…