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Consumer Reports To Start Rating Security, Privacy Of Connected Devices

March 07, 2017
Consumer Reports: No Recommendation For MacBook
Retail // December 27, 2016

After Apple’s so-so earnings report last quarter, the tech giant is looking to certain products to sell this quarter. However, there could be some resistance after a certain magazine is not endorsing the new MacBook Pro. Consumer Reports, the authoritative product review magazine, released its...

The Absolute Meaninglessness Of ‘Natural’ Foods
Retail // January 28, 2016

What does the word “natural” mean on a food label? For consumers, it can mean a lot of things … but for the retailers claiming their products are “natural,” it doesn’t have to mean anything. Consumer Reports argues that the FDA should regulate the term,...

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Consumer Reports To Start Rating Security, Privacy Of Connected Devices

March 07, 2017
Consumer Reports announced Monday (Mar. 6) that it is gearing up to rate consumer appliances based on their security and privacy. According to a blog post by Consumer Reports, the moves to include this new rating comes as a recent CR Consumer Voices survey found 65 percent of Americans are slightly or completely not confident […]