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Taken from the front pages of newspapers around the nation, News Headlines is your source for consumer issues. Access current and archived News Headlines collected by Consumer Action. News Headlines are listed in reverse chronological order, grouped by year, then month to allow for easier browsing.

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2019

February

Feb 01, 2019

• A minimum-wage worker needs 1.5 jobs to afford half their rent
• Facebook paga $20 dólares a usuarios para poder ‘espiar’ sus datos personales
• Apple soluciona falla que permitía oír conversaciones ajenas

January

Jan 31, 2019

• Homeowners in government programs at risk of foreclosure
• Apple escalates war against Facebook’s privacy practices
• The new federal income tax form: What you need to know
• Could fingerprint scanners replace check-in lines
• A financial plan to get shutdown workers back on track
• Epidemia de vapeo adolescente; no se sabe cómo combatirla
• La mitad de la gente en EEUU tiene enfermedad cardiovascular

Jan 30, 2019

• Apple rushes to fix FaceTime eavesdropping bug (Chinese)
• Wild fire insurance claim value was $11.4B in 2018 (Chinese)
• PG&E approved the credit for bankruptcy protection (Chinese)
• Bay Area residents received 107 voice calls last year, most of which were fraudulent (Chinese)
• The false trade-offs of personal data protection
• U.S. regulator drops fine against Citi over fair-lending claims
• The shutdown showed how precarious Americans’ finances are
• Apple was slow to act on FaceTime bug
• Apple excluye app por la que Facebook pagaba a usuarios

Jan 29, 2019

• Chinese students fell victims to “virtual kidnapping” phone fraud that amounted to $100K (Chinese)
• How to launch yourself into real-estate investing
• Which alergens are in your food?
• Moving company accused of holding belongings hostage
• Why are glasses so expensive?
• Cómo hacer una limpieza tecnológica
• Empieza la temporada de las cuentas fiscales
• Error en FaceTime de Apple activa micrófonos de forma remota
• PG&E se declara en bancarrota ante demandas por incendios
• Un ingeniero espacial dice que la luz artificial nos está enfermando, esta es la razón
• Un mal etiquetado provoca que se ordene la recogida de presas de pollo empanizadas

Jan 28, 2019

• The fleecing of millennials
• 2019 tax refunds might be higher, lower or later
• Federal contractors who lost health insurance remain in limbo
• Federal workers unlikely to see back pay until next week
• Los Ángeles regulará renta de viviendas vacacionales

Jan 25, 2019

• Facebook attracted kids to spend money on games which is hard to get a refund (Chinese)
• Four types of real estate scams amounted to more than $50M fraud (Chinese)
• Hospitals are asking patients to donate money
• Commerce Secretary thinks furloughed workers should take out loans
• Are fixed- or variable-rate student loans better?
• Amazon is pushing facial technology that could be biased
• Querían convertir sus garajes en departamentos, pero resultan estafados por constructora

Jan 24, 2019

• Consumer bureau cautions fraud during tax season (Chinese)
• Nearly three-quarters of Internet users worldwide will use mobile phones to access the Internet in 2025 (Chinese)
• They fight epidemics but the shutdown may scare them away
• Millions of sensitive mortgage documents exposed in massive data breach
• Lender forebearance can save your credit score
• Switching to digital billing statements?
• Lo que debes saber acerca de una asociación de propietarios antes de invertir en una casa
• Compañía de préstamos ‘payday’ llega a acuerdo

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