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Debra is President of Consumer Policy Solutions and has over 18 years of consumer advocacy experience, handling in-depth regulatory and legislative issues. She is a recognized, national voice on the issue of children's online safety.

Entries tagged with “Consumer Reports” from Let's Talk Technology

 

Consumer Reports National Research Center recently conducted a very interesting and telling survey on how Internet users view privacy. It seems that people are not necessarily opposed to having personal information on the Internet, they just don't want their information tracked and then sold without their knowledge.  Donna Tapellini with Consumer Reports blog, hit the nail on the head when she said that people want more control over what's happening.  There are some benefits for consumers to this tracking process, but we all need to understand that this is happening and have some control.  In order for consumers to have control and make an informed choice, we need greater transparency from online companies.

 

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