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Opinion: We Take Credit Report Accuracy Seriously

(Aug. 18) -- As the economy continues to struggle, consumers are keeping a close watch on their personal financial matters. So it seems a good time to remind consumers that federal law currently provides many rights and protections for consumers that allow them to review and correct information in their credit report. Here...

Lawmakers Call for Google Buzz Investigation

(March 30) -- The buzz on Google Buzz hasn't been all that pretty. Since the early-February launch of the Mountain View, Calif., company's integrated social networking, Web browsing and e-mail hybrid, Google has received terrible press and thousands of complaints from users. It also has found itself the target of a...

Google Buzz Spawns Class-Action Lawsuit

(Feb. 18) -- This was not the buzz that Google wanted to hear. A class-action lawsuit was filed at a San Jose, Calif., federal court on Wednesday, alleging that Google's new e-mail and social networking hybrid, Buzz, violated privacy laws. Google, which is based in Mountainview, Calif., launched Buzz on Feb. 9 and...

Opinion: Will Fed's Intel Suit Help Consumers?

(Dec. 17) – When the Federal Trade Commission decided to sue computer chip maker Intel this week, among its chief complaints were that Intel used exclusive deals and bundled prices and other tactics to keep rival chip maker Advanced Micro Devices from gaining market share and, as the FTC says, denying "consumers...