Last hour — NewsFirst5.com New consumer protections may not apply to fire victims
COLORADO SPRINGS - As Black Forest families who lost homes in the fire begin filing out insurance claims, they should know that state law has changed to protect them. House Bill 1225, which was ...

7 hours ago — Westfair Online Law would rein in perceived credit card ploys
With nearly one-third of small businesses financing company operations off credit cards, federal legislation was introduced today to prevent bait-and-switch interest rates. U.S. Rep Nita Lowey...

8 hours ago — Long Island Exchange Rate Relief: Bill Passes to Protect Overburdened Residential Consumers
Utility Consumer Advocate Office Would Level Field for NY Consumers, Who Already Pay Highest Electric Rates in Continental U.S. (ALBANY, N.Y.) - Utility consumers would have a strong advocate wi...

11 hours ago — Game Politics GOG's Massive DRM-Free Summer Sale, Torchlight for Free
Being that we strongly support any company that goes out of its way not to use DRM schemes to give them the false sense that they are somehow protecting their products from unauthorized use (and...

11 hours ago — The Guardian Facebook executive: advertisers need to control consumer data
Chief engineer says companies still target myth of 'captive' audience and fail to embrace digital Mark D'Arcy, Facebook's global creative director, has warned advertisers that they need to cont...

12 hours ago — The Modesto Bee Cyberattacks on the rise as credit, debit card numbers become commodities
It's a sad fact of modern American consumer life. Every time we swipe a piece of plastic at a gas station, grocery store or anywhere else, we're vulnerable to cyberpickpockets. ...

14 hours ago — Utah Universe Sunscreen regulations help consumers to make better skincare decisions
Striving to get a tan during the summer months may not be worth the effort when it could possibly lead to skin cancer. Skin cancer is prevalent in men and women of all ages, but new sunscreen ...

15 hours ago — Cosmetics Design Europe Hair dye review raises labelling questions
A European Commission review that found 36 hair dye chemicals may not be safe for use and that consumers are not effectively protected, has led a leading dermatologist to raise concerns over pro...

17 hours ago — The Guardian Call centres in BBC3 programme hit with £225,000 fines
Nationwide Energy Services and We Claim You Gain, part of Swansea-based Save Britain Money Ltd, were responsible for more than 2,700 complaints Two companies featured in the BBC Three programme...

31 hours ago — Time Magazine The Real Lesson Behind Excessive Overdraft Fees
Whats more effective: consumer protections or consumer education that leads to sound individual decision-making? There is a place for both. But those who question whether financial education wor...

31 hours ago — Midland Daily News Tips offered to help protect the pollinators
One of three mouthfuls of food and drink we consume relate to the work of pollinators. Bees, butterflies, moths, beetles and flies are important pollinators of agricultural plants. These little ...

34 hours ago — Info World Shoot-out results: Best security tools for small business
If you run a small business, you have a lot of choices to protect your network. You can buy a consumer-grade router for less than $50, you can spend more than $4,000 for an enterprise firewall, ...

3 days ago — Sudbury Northern Life Association: grow-op registry would protect consumers
Mike Gauthier, owner of Garson-based InSpec Home Inspection Services, knows all too well the challenges of cleaning up a home that was one used as a grow-op.Gauthier, who inspects about 700 home...

3 days ago — Durango Herald Report x2018Opting inx2019 may mean higher fees
WASHINGTON x2013 A U.S. agency says consumers who opt for overdraft coverage on their checking accounts pay higher fees and are more likely to have their accounts closed than those who decline i...

3 days ago — North Jersey Analysis: Public awareness is key to living with Big Data
The controversy over the U.S. government's covert data-mining program provides a glimpse into a far broader world - one of disparate data sources maintained by governments and business alike tha...