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Many things determine the price you pay when you hit the checkout line or complete an online sale, and not all of them are above board. Consumer Reports is investigating potential predatory pricing tactics, which can be hard to uncover, and we need your input to get a clearer picture of the shopping landscape.
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Your credit report can make or break your financial future. Getting a home loan, how much you pay for auto insurance, whether you’ll land that new job — all can be affected by your credit report. Get started by checking yours, and reporting back on what you find.
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EV adoption is a major piece of the larger infrastructure change we need to help combat climate change. CR is examining public charging stations -- your research can lead to a better public charging experience for consumers across the country.
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As we push for more affordable and fair broadband for all, more than 50,000 consumers took internet speed tests, told us about their service, and shared 22,000 internet bills for an in-depth examination of our nation’s broadband service. Our findings: hard evidence of arbitrary pricing for the same internet service; confusing and mysterious billing tactics; and having a choice of internet providers lowers consumers’ costs.
Hundreds of companies sell and share your data, and we set out to understand who they are. Community Reporters contributed data that allowed us to investigates which companies are selling and sharing your information with Facebook behind your back.
Consumer Reports helped pass a groundbreaking law in California that gives residents the right to access, delete, and stop the sale of their personal information online. We used our findings from consumer feedback about the law to create Permission Slip, a new app that allows consumers to easily ask companies to stop sharing their data.
How Safe is Our Drinking Water?
Consumer Reports and The Guardian partnered with Community Reporters across the country to test tap water for dangerous contaminants. Discover what we found, and what we can do together, to clean up our water.
Thousands of Community Reporters provided their cable TV bills to help analyze the long list of hidden fees on customers' bills. This evidence spurred Congress to pass a law requiring cable companies tell consumers exactly what they'll pay upfront – with no hidden fees – before signing a contract.
Based on more than 7,000 consumers checking their credit reports, Consumer Reports discovered that credit reports are rife with errors and and that credit bureaus sometimes charge unfairly for services. We’re fighting for permanent free access to credit reports so errors can be caught and fixed.