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ACCC Drags Heinz to Court Over Nutritional Claims on Toddler Products
Jun 23, 2016Australia's consumer watchdog has filed a lawsuit against H.J. Heinz Company, alleging that it made false and misleading representations in its advertisement for Little Kids Shredz products. The Australian Competition and Consumer ...
Tags: Shredz products, ACCC, sugar
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FTC Sues Volkswagen for Cheating Consumers with Illegal Emission Devices
Apr 6, 2016US consumer watchdog the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen for deceiving consumers with illegal devices in its cars. FTC said the German carmaker had carried out false advertising campaign to promote ...
Tags: FTC, Federal Trade Commison, Volkswagen, Illegal emission devices
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Consumer Watchdog Demands Release of Tech Data and Video of Google Car Crash with Bus
Mar 3, 2016Consumer Watchdog demands police investigation and release of technical data and video of the recent Google car crashing with a municipal bus in California. Google's account of the crash was posted on the California Department of Motor ...
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US Plans New Rules for Self-Driving Cars
Nov 27, 2015The US Federal transportation officials are planning to revise polices on self-driving cars and will release an update to the policies in the coming weeks. In 2013, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued ...
Tags: Self-Driving Cars
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Consumer Watchdog Urges DMV to Amend Norms for Robot Cars
Aug 27, 2015Consumer Watchdog has urged California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in the US to amend its Autonomous Vehicle Regulation that would mandate police investigation into any crashes of robot cars being tested on public roads. Consumer ...
Tags: Robot Cars, Google's cars
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Blue Shield Life and Health Is Imposing an Unreasonable Rate Increase
Jan 9, 2014Blue Shield Life and Health is imposing an unreasonable rate increase on over 80,000 Californians with individual health insurance policies, an average of 9.8% that adds up to a 22.8% increase for the year. California Insurance Commissioner ...
Tags: Blue Shield Life and Health, rate increase, Californians
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ACCC Has Instituted Proceedings in The Federal Court of Australia Against Reebok
Dec 19, 2013Australia's consumer watchdog has started legal proceedings against Reebok Australia over misleading claims about its EasyTone shoes. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said today (18 December) it has instituted ...
Tags: Reebok, shoes, misleading
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Supermarkets Should Drop Their "Dodgy Discounts and Misleading Multi-Buys": Which?
Nov 26, 2013Supermarkets should drop their “dodgy discounts and misleading multi-buys” and be more open with consumers who are increasingly worried about rising food prices, according to consumer watchdog Which? Slip up in the shops: ...
Tags: supermarket, guilty, dodgy, discount
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UK Festive Shoppers Are Predicted to Spend 19bn on Food and Drink Over The Christmas
Nov 26, 2013UK festive shoppers are predicted to spend 19bn on food and drink over the Christmas and New Year period, says grocery think tank IGD. Festive finance: Food and drink spending is expected to reach 19bn this Christmas and New Year ...
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Watchdog Received Complaints From 11 Different Countries About Apple's Advertising
Oct 1, 2013Europe's top consumer watchdog received complaints from 11 different countries about Apple's advertising of product warranties. As a result of these consumer group complaints,Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has asked Consumer ...
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Six Privacy Groups Have Asked FTC to Strike Down Proposed Changes to Facebook's Policies
Sep 6, 2013Six privacy groups have asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to strike down proposed changes to Facebook’s policies, as they violate a 2011 settlement with the agency over user privacy. “The changes will allow Facebook to ...
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Five U.S. Privacy Groups Have Opposed a Proposed US$8.5 Million Settlement with Google
Aug 26, 2013Five U.S. privacy groups have opposed a proposed US$8.5 million settlement with Google in a class action lawsuit over search privacy, as it fails to require Google to change its business practices, they said. Google was sued in October ...
Tags: Google, Computer Products
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Google's Waze Acquisition Should Not Need an Antitrust Probe
Jun 17, 2013Google's Waze acquisition should not need an antitrust probe, according to the chairman of research and analysis firm TechMarketView, Richard Holway. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) had been urged to block Google's $1.3bn (£830m) ...
Tags: Google, Waze Acquisition
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Consumer Watchdog Called on to Block Google's Proposed $1 Billion Acquisition of Waze
Jun 14, 2013Consumer Watchdog today called on federal regulators to block Google's proposed $1 billion acquisition of Waze, developers of a mobile mapping application, on antitrust grounds. The nonprofit, nonpartisan public interest group made the ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics
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Google Kicks off Its I/O Developer Conference Next Wednesday
May 15, 2013Google kicks off its I/O developer conference next Wednesday and if there's one thing that could steal the limelight from Android, Chrome and all the other Google projects, it's Glass. Glass is a head-mounted computer worn like regular ...