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Consumer Information
- Five Reasons Why U.S. Consumer NGOs Support a Strong EU Privacy Law, 01/23/13. (One-Pager) (Factsheet)
- Why We Need a “Do‐Not‐Track” Mechanism to Protect Consumers’ Online Privacy, 11/30/10. (PDF)
- The Internet, Privacy, and Your Child: What You Need to Know as a Parent. (PDF)
- Keeping Secrets About You... On the Internet!: A Kid's Guide to Internet Privacy. (PDF)
Press Releases
- Consumer and Privacy Groups Endorse Rockefeller, Blumenthal Do-Not-Track Bills, 04/22/13. (PDF)
- CFA Calls on Senate and Dept. of Justice to Protect Consumers from E-Book Price Fixing, 04/11/12. (PDF)
- Consumer Group Calls on Antitrust Authorities to Block Anticompetitive Pricing, 04/10/12. (PDF)
- CFA and CU Release Statement on OECD Internet Privacy Principles, 06/29/11. (PDF)
- CFA Says Self-Regulation Not the Answer to Protecting Privacy: Susan Grant Comments on Commerce Proposal to Address Privacy Violations, 12/16/10. (PDF)
- CFA Calls for a "Do-Not-Track" Tool to Protect Consumers Online, 12/02/10. (PDF)
- Consumer Groups Welcome FCC Action on Network Neutrality, 12/01/10. (PDF)
- CFA Releases Best Practices For Consumer Protection in Cloud Computing Services, 11/30/10. (PDF)
- National Broadband Plan Response from Dr. Mark Cooper, 03/15/10. (PDF)
- Survey: Consumers Want Congress to Protect Right to Access Information, Services on the Internet, 01/18/06. (PDF)
- Consumers Face Higher Internet Prices and Fewer Choices Under Today's FCC Broadband Deregulations Decision, 10/14/04. (PDF)
- CFA Launches New Internet Movement to Stop Media Mergers, 08/09/04. (Read More)
- Consumer Federation of America Launches New Internet Movement to Stop Media Mergers, 06/24/04. (Read More)
- Policy Leaders Identify Open Architecture as the Key to Internet's Broadband Future, 06/24/04. (Read More)
- Bush's Goal of Affordable, High-Speed Internet Access for All Contradicts Administration Policies, 03/30/04. (Read More)
- Administration's Broadband Policy Would Strangle ISPs, Destroy Competitive Internet Marketplace, 07/01/02. (Read More)
Studies
- Internet Access and Network Management Practices:The Public Remains Concerned and Wants Policies to Ensure Access, 03/08/11. (PDF)
- Consumer Protection in Cloud Computing Services: Recommendations for Best Practices, 11/30/10. (PDF)
- The Importance of the Internet and Public Support for Network Neutrality: National Survey Results, 01/18/06. (PDF)
- Expanding the Digital Divide and Falling Behind on Broadband, 10/26/04. (PDF)
Testimony and Comments
- North American and European Privacy Advocates Statement In Support of Data Protection, 06/27/2013.
- Consumer, Privacy, and Children's Groups Oppose Delaying the Effective Date of the Revised Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, 04/23/13. (PDF)
- Coalition Comments to the FTC on Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule:, 09/25/12. (PDF)
- CFA Joins Advocacy Groups in Filing Complaints Urging FTC to Examine the Online Viral Marketing Tactics of Several Large Corporations, 08/22/12. (PDF)
- Joint Complaint Filed to FTC Against McDonald’s Corporation, 08/22/12. (PDF)
- Joint Complaint Filed to FTC Against General Mills, Inc Corporation, 08/22/12. (PDF)
- Joint Complaint Filed to FTC Against Doctor’s Associates, Inc (Subway), 08/22/12. (PDF)
- Joint Complaint Filed to FTC Against Viacom, Inc., 08/22/12. (PDF)
- Joint Complaint Filed to FTC Against Turner Broadcasting Systems, 08/22/12. (PDF)
- CFA and CU Comments to the FTC Regarding Updated Guidance for Online Advertising and Disclosures, 07/11/12. (PDF)
- Privacy Groups Urge Facebook to Improve Privacy and Marketing Safeguards, 06/19/12. (PDF)
- CFA Joins Letter to Senate Opposing S. 2151, the SECURE IT Act of 2012, 05/21/12. (PDF)
- CFA Joins Letter to Senate Opposing S. 2105, the Cyber Security Act of 2012, 05/21/12. (PDF)
- Coalition Letter in Opposition to HR 3523 CISPA 04/16/12. (PDF)
- CFA Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee: E-Book Price Fixing Violates the Antitrust Laws and Harms Consumers, 04/09/12. (PDF)
- Multistakeholder Process to Develop Consumer Data Privacy Codes of Conduct, 04/02/12. (PDF)
- Privacy Groups Urge Bono-Mack to Hold a Hearing with Google Regarding Privacy Policy Changes, 02/24/12. (PDF)
- CFA Comments urging strengthening of the FTC rules under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, 12/23/11. (PDF)
- Consumer and Privacy Coalition Letter to White House on Privacy Proposals for Children and Adolescents, 7/19/11. (PDF)
- Group Comments to FTC on Proposed Consumer Privacy Framework, 02/18/11. (PDF)
- CFA Comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force on Information Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy, 01/28/11. (PDF)
- Comments of Child, Health and Consumer Advocates to the U.S. Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force on Information Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy, 01/27/11.(PDF)
- CFA's Susan Grant testifies before House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Do-Not-Track Legislation, 12/02/10. (PDF)
- Comments to FTC on Proposed Consent Agreement for US Search, Inc., 10/22/10. (PDF)
- Letter to Google CEO Eric Schmidt Regarding Privacy Policy Change, 10/01/10. (PDF)
- Testimony of Dr. Mark Cooper on Competition in Evolving Digital Marketplace before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, 09/16/10. (PDF)
- Groups Lodge Formal Complaint to FTC on Facebook Privacy Policies, 05/5/10. (PDF)
- Consumer Advocacy Groups' Comments to FCC on Consumer Privacy in National Broadband Plan, 01/29/10. (PDF)
- CFA Signs On to Supplemental Comments to the FTC on Privacy Settings for Facebook, 01/20/10. (PDF)
- CFA, EPIC and Other Groups File an FTC Complaint Against Facebook for Privacy Settings, 12/17/09. (PDF)
- Statement of Dr. Mark Cooper at OECD Conference on E-Commerce Consumer Protection, 12/08/09. (PDF)
- Consumer Groups Comments' to the FCC on Truth in Billing, 10/30/09. (PDF)
- Statement of Dr. Mark Cooper to the Federal Communications Commission Broadband Workshop on the Unserved and Underserved, 08/12/09. (PDF)
- CFA and Over 100 Organizations Sign on to Letter Regarding Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Negotiations, 09/15/08. (PDF)
- CFA, Consumer Groups and Others Urge Rep. Markey to Hold Hearings on ISPs and Web Advertisement Targeting Based on Subscribers' Web Activities, 06/06/08. (PDF)
- Consumer Federation, Consumers Union and Consumer Action Comments to FTC on "Mobile Marketing", 05/02/08. (PDF)
- CFA, CU, and USPIRG - FCC Petition to Deny Verizon/MCI Merger, 05/09/05. (PDF)
- Comments of CFA, CU & NYPIRG Calling for Review and Denial of the Plan for Merger, 04/29/05. (PDF)
- CFA/CU Letter to President Bush on Consumer Choice in Communications Marketplace, 03/30/04. (PDF)
- Consumer Groups Urge FCC to Hold Local Hearings on Broadband Ownership Rules, 10/31/02. (PDF)