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Consumer Action updates daily, headline news from a variety of news sources. The archive provides access in reverse chronological order, grouped by year, than month to allow for easier browsing.

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2018

August

Aug 17, 2018

• Headlines | Are targeted ads stalking you? Here’s how to make them stop
• Headlines | As cars collect more data, companies try to move it all faster
• Headlines | F.D.A. approves generic EpiPen that may be cheaper

Aug 16, 2018

• Chinese Headlines | 400 homes accidentally foreclosed on - Wells Fargo agreed to $8M payout for mortgage miscalculations (Chinese)
• Chinese Headlines | New York City Council approved several bills to regulate for-hire vehicles (Chinese)
• Headlines | Traces of controversial herbicide found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats
• Headlines | How to block and report spam calls, texts
• Headlines | CEO pay jumps to $19 million annually

Aug 15, 2018

• Headlines | LA to screen transit passengers with body scanners
• Headlines | One family’s approach to paying for college: GoFundMe
• Opinions & Editorials | Big tech is still violating your privacy

Aug 14, 2018

• Headlines | Next steps for homeowners mistakenly foreclosed by Wells Fargo
• Headlines | Google services tracking location data despite privacy settings
• Headlines | Banks and retailers are tracking how you type, swipe and tap
• Headlines | Can consumer loans ever be so expensive they break the law?

Aug 13, 2018

• Headlines | Sports betting is now legal in several states
• Headlines | Scientists have found a fast way to edit your food’s DNA
• Headlines | White House takes aim at financial protections for military
• Headlines | In U.S., wage growth is being wiped out by inflation
• Headlines | How to negotiate salary (even when you hate conflict)

Aug 11, 2018

• Chinese Headlines | Two things to be aware of while filling up at the gas pump to prevent fraud (Chinese)
• Headlines | Why Apple Pay is the highest-rated mobile P2P payment service

Aug 10, 2018

• Headlines | Education department to repeal gainful employment rule
• Headlines | A new twist on rent-to-own housing
• Headlines | Trump pulls back Obama-Era protections for women workers
• Headlines | Want better customer service? Don’t call. Text.

Aug 09, 2018

• Opinions & Editorials | CFPB no place for Donald Trump’s neophyte nominee
• Headlines | Wells Fargo accidentally foreclosed on more homes—what you should do
• Headlines | CVS to offer nationwide telemedicine service through a smartphone
• Headlines | Millennials are raiding 401(k)s for a down payment—there’s a better way
• Headlines | No, your iPhone isn’t eavesdropping on you

Aug 08, 2018

• Headlines | China’s influence on digital privacy could be global
• Headlines | One in 8 divorces is caused by student loans
• Headlines | How Android Pie could change the way you use your phone
• Headlines | Companies are racing to get your banking data
• Spanish Headlines | Cuestionan técnicas para tener a niños pegados a pantallas

Aug 07, 2018

• Chinese Headlines | Dept. of Justice said court made mistake allowing AT&T to acquire Time Warner (Chinese)
• Headlines | Stop buying crap and companies will stop making crap
• Headlines | Online gamers pressured eight-year-old to share mom’s information
• Headlines | That annoying robocall could be about your student loans
• Spanish Headlines | Los servicios de pago entre pares generalmente son seguros, pero los consumidores deben estar conscientes de los riesgos
• Spanish Headlines | Negras y latinas reciben los cheques más bajos
• Spanish Headlines | Cómo convivir con esos espantosos videos que se reproducen solos
• Spanish Headlines | 5 razones para usar un monedero móvil

Aug 06, 2018

• Headlines | In expensive cities, rents fall for the rich, rise for the poor
• Headlines | Need a loan? Your boss may have you covered
• Headlines | Wells Fargo faces new problems with mortgage borrowers
• Headlines | Cow’s milk added to Almond Breeze sparks recall
• Headlines | Bankruptcy booms among older Americans
• Opinions & Editorials | For wages, a Trump slump

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