Interesting on a lot of levels. Consumer Reports is well respected and has been around since at least when I was a kid. If they're actively calling out large companies for stealing and selling people's data the tide has surely turned on this practice.
Interesting on a lot of levels. Consumer Reports is well respected and has been around since at least when I was a kid. If they're actively calling out large companies for stealing and selling people's data the tide has surely turned on this practice.
The notion as I understand it is that they tell companies, on your behalf, to stop collecting data about you and to delete what data they have about you. Consumer Reports doesn't know this information; they act as an intermediary. They're and old and trusted non-profit in the US so it makes sense: consumers can trust them to act on their behalf, and companies tend to not want to piss off Consumer Reports.''
Edit: oops I got sidetracked and didn't answer your question lol. Truth is, I don't know what they need to know from you. I imagine if you have IOS and install the app you'd figure that out pretty quickly. I signed up to get an email when their Android version comes out so I can try it.
The notion as I understand it is that they tell companies, on your behalf, to stop collecting data about you and to delete what data they have about you. Consumer Reports doesn't know this information; they act as an intermediary. They're and old and trusted non-profit in the US so it makes sense: consumers can trust them to act on their behalf, and companies tend to not want to piss off Consumer Reports.