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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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2017

September

Sep 26, 2017

• Deloitte hit by cyber-attack revealing clients’ secret emails
• What’s next on Title IX?
• What if large tech firms were regulated like sewage companies?
• Why the Equifax breach stings so bad

Sep 25, 2017

• Regulator wants financial industry to self-report wrongdoing
• Five issues driving the push to crack down on tech giants
• Zuckerberg failed to heed warning about fake news on Facebook
• Devos is wielding government power to push her agenda
• Driverless cars could be used against us
• La lucha entre Facebook y los gobiernos por la web
• Cadillacs casi autónomos recorrerán EEUU

Sep 24, 2017

• Rein in facial recognition technology to protect privacy
• Trump promete recorte fiscal más grande en la historia

Sep 23, 2017

• How to avoid buying a car flooded by hurricanes
• Equifax didn’t protect your data because corporations have all the power

Sep 22, 2017

• Toys R Us plans to hire thousands of seasonal workers despite bankruptcy
• Facebook to turn over russian-linked ads to Congress
• Wall Street’s watchdog fails own counsel on disclosing cyberattacks
• Some people learn to code in their 60s, 70s or 80s
• Uber pierde su licencia para operar en Londres

Sep 21, 2017

• What you need to know about filing the FAFSA for 2018
• Brown to replace student loans with grants
• Someone made a fake Equifax account and then Equifax linked to it
• Football can damage kids’ brains — even if they don’t get concussions
• El ubicuo cajero automático cumple 50 años

Sep 20, 2017

• EEUU: Comisión de Valores revela hackeo de archivos
• Equifax shows Republicans must end attacks on financial regulation
• Before the breach, Equifax sought to limit exposure to lawsuits
• Premiums soar under Obamacare; cost of employer-based plans stay stable
• Amazon email about baby registry is an error
• ¿Qué hacemos mal con nuestras finanzas?
• Apple reconoce que nuevo reloj tiene problemas de conectividad

Sep 19, 2017

• Stuck in the middle with few housing options
• Why it’s so hard for Americans to save for retirement
• Drivers waste billions of dollars buying premium gasoline
• Replacing touch ID with face ID is a worse idea than you think
• ¿Los agentes fronterizos quieren revisar su computadora portátil y su teléfono? deben tener una orde
• Equifax: 100.000 canadienses afectados por ciberataque

Sep 18, 2017

• California Senate passes SB54 sanctuary state bill (Chinese)
• New California driving license law passed - effective from 2020 full license at age 21 (Chinese)
• Toy companies shares fall as Toys ‘R’ Us files for bankruptcy (Chinese)
• Obamacare premium predicted to rise 15% in 2018 (Chinese)
• California legislature passes bills to reform PACE energy-efficiency loans
• Facebook navigates an internet fractured by government controls
• Equifax breach prompts bill to eliminate fees for freezing credit
• Online retailers seize on long-ignored market: women size 16 and up
• How Siri, Alexa and others can be hijacked
• Avril Lavigne lidera una lista de riesgo de malware

Sep 17, 2017

• Amazon encuentra un equilibrio entre robots y empleados

Sep 16, 2017

• Amazon’s next goal is getting into the global cable channels (Chinese)

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