“The massive response in favor of these reforms shows that Americans are fed up with the many traps and tricks that card companies use to drive up the amount of debt consumers owe,” said Travis B. Plunkett, legislative director of CFA. Read More ›

“This is a victory for California consumers,” said Zack Kaldveer of CFC. “It’s also a victory for our state’s Constitution, which explicitly protects the individual’s right to privacy. When it comes to medical prescriptions, there is nothing more private. This bill crossed the line.” Read More ›

“This is an outrageous giveaway to companies like Chevron and Exxon Mobil,” said Richard Holober, Executive Director of the CFC. ‘Why shouldn’t these companies continue to pay their fair share for programs that assist low-income Californians?” Read More ›

A California lawmaker has joined the chorus of voices urging Google Inc. to include a link to its privacy policy on the home page of its Web site, as required by state law.
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Zack Kaldveer, a spokesman (for) CFC, says problems could arise if a patient begins taking a medication and has an adverse reaction. Patients could receive notices reminding them to take the medicine even after they have stopped treatment… Read More ›

“We see these fees as bad for passengers and bad for workers,” said Zack Kaldveer, a spokesman for CFC. “(this is)…another example of airlines nickeling and diming passengers, while also taking money out of the pockets of some of their lowest-paid workers.” Read More ›

…state attorney general Jerry Brown has announced a plan to create an online prescription drug database…but privacy advocates are concerned about the security of the system.
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…opponents of the bill, like the Consumer Federation of California (CFC), insist the bill violates patient privacy and may interfere with the doctor-patient relationship. Read More ›

Proposition 99 is backed by the League of California Homeowners, League of Women Voters of California, California Police Chiefs Association, California Alliance for Retired Americans and Consumer Federation of California. Read More ›

“This bill would be a windfall for corporations seeking to track, buy and sell a patient’s private medical records,” said Zack Kaldveer, spokesman for CFC. “This would represent a significant intrusion by pharmaceutical companies into the privacy of patients.

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The Consumer Federation of California opposed SB 1096 (Calderon) because it raised significant privacy and health care concerns for patients. Read More ›

The California Senate rejected a bill today sponsored by drug marketing firms that would have allowed the sharing of a patient’s confidential medical information among a pharmacy, third party corporations and pharmaceutical companies. Read More ›

There is a proud and long history here. CFC not only campaigns for state and federal laws and appears before the California State Legislature regularly, it also supports regulations that are consumer focused. Read More ›