Ray Story
"Ray Story of TVECA addresses factasia seminar , factasia - consumer advocacy". factasia.org. Retrieved 2017-03-22. "Injunction ... and consumers with education, communication, and research. He successfully defended the position of the e-cigarette as an ...
Communications Authority of Kenya
Consumer Protection & Advocacy iii). Public Education & Awareness iv). Standards & Type Approval v). Regulatory Affairs ... Protecting consumer rights within the communications environment. Managing competition within the sector to ensure a level ... vi). Monitoring, Inspection & Regional Coordination Market and Consumer Affairs Directorate Departments: i). Competition ... providing consumers with diverse, rich local content and investors the space to invest in the vibrant broadcasting industry. ...
Consumer activism
Jayasimha, K.R.; Billore, Aditya (2016). "I complain for your good? Re-examining consumer advocacy". Journal of Strategic ... Consumer activism includes both activism on behalf of consumers for consumer protection and activism by consumers themselves. ... Consumer activists may also be part of various consumer organizations or portray themselves as members of a larger consumer ... These organizations protect consumer rights by testing products and helping consumers make informed choices. The Consumers ...
The consumer advocacy group, Which?, claims that individuals are still utilizing Facebook to set up fraudulent five-star ... Facebook also ended its active opposition to the California Consumer Privacy Act. Some, such as Meghan McCain have drawn an ... "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800-". Retrieved May 28, 2023. Hoffman, Claire (September 15, 2010). "The Battle For Facebook ... On July 24, 2019, the FTC fined Facebook $5 billion, the largest penalty ever imposed on a company for violating consumer ...
Video Professor
The legal action launched by the company was criticized by the consumer advocacy group, Public Citizen. As part of their action ... Public Citizen consumer advocacy group. Retrieved 2007-10-01. 12/27/2007 Press release, Public Citizen. Retrieved February 19, ... Top 10 consumer and business complaints in 2009 - KUSA-TV, 9NEWS.com, 2010 Al Lewis (2007-09-23). "Video Professor wants the ... Video Professor To Leverage "Strong Brand Equity" To Raise $10 Million "Consumer Complaints about Video Professor". ...
Surfing the Healthcare Tsunami
Clinician-Consumer Health Advocacy Information Network. Retrieved 28 January 2016. Aldrich, Joni James; Jerry, Christopher ( ... It challenges consumers, caregivers, and governance board members to act. News video footage of "The Miracle on the Hudson" ... Holliday, Regina (30 April 2012). "The Healthcare Tsunami". Regina Holliday's Medical Advocacy Blog. Regina Holliday. Retrieved ... 2015-10-16). Advocacy Heals U. Motivational Press. ISBN 9781508078012. Retrieved 5 May 2017. "Trust Your Caregiver... Not the ...
Center for Science in the Public Interest
... based non-profit watchdog and consumer advocacy group that advocates for safer and healthier foods. CSPI is a consumer advocacy ... "Impact of Menu Labeling on Consumer Behavior: A 2008-2012 Update". Healthy Eating Research. Archived from the original on July ... "Pulling the Curtains on Another CSPI Scare Campaign". Center for Consumer Freedom. March 4, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2020. ... Kurtzweil, P. (July 1997). "Today's Special: Nutrition Information". FDA Consumer magazine (May-June 1997). Archived from the ...
Stephen Gilson
Gilson, S. F. (2007). Underground advocacy: emergence of the consumer voice. In Fauri D.; E. F. Netting, S. P. Wernet (Eds.). ...
Randall Boe
In October 2006, Boe became Executive Vice President for Consumer Advocacy at AOL and stepped down as General Counsel of the ... "Boe Named to Lead Consumer Advocacy Group". Archived from the original on September 1, 2007. (Articles with peacock terms from ...
Lori Swanson
NAF had been criticized by consumer advocacy groups, U.S. Senators, and Public Citizen for bias against consumers. Swanson ... "Attorney general honored for consumer advocacy work". Star Tribune. "Attorney General Swanson Receives "Pro Patria" Award". ... She also served as chair of the Consumer Advisory Council to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., in ... Consumers (Guess Who Wins)". Businessweek. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Hopkins, Jamie Smith (February 26, ...
Health Advocate
"Health advocacy: Strategic complement to consumer-directed Healthcare." Inside HR/NY September 2004 Leibowitz, M.D., F.A.A.P., ... The company offers a direct-to-consumer advocacy service, called Health Proponent to individuals who are not part of groups. ... is a US national health advocacy, patient advocacy and assistance company. The privately held company was founded in 2001 by ... "The Role of Health Advocacy in Disease Management." Disease Management Volume 8, Number 3 2005 Rosen, Martin. "Health Advocacy ...
General Aviation Revitalization Act
Public-interest / consumer advocacy groups, including Public Citizen. However, Rodengen quotes GAMA President Ed Stimpson as ... However, the public-interest advocacy group Public Citizen has cited testimony March 1997 by Cessna senior vice president John ... declines in consumer discretionary income; the changing demographics of income and wealth distribution, reducing the number of ... interest advocacy group) website. Aubert, Garth W. and Michael A. Hession, "Trends and Developments: The General Aviation ...
Electronics right to repair
"Fact Sheet: California SB 983 - Right to Repair". Advocacy. Consumer Reports. Retrieved 31 May 2022. "SB 983 - California ... consumer rights, contracts, e-waste, eco-design standards, software engineering and legislative advocacy. The Coalition filed ... The goal is to allow consumers to consider repair as a buying criteria before making a purchase. This has already resulted in ... The right to repair for electronics refers to the concept of allowing end users, consumers as well as businesses, to repair ...
Choice (Australian consumer organisation)
"Consumer Advocacy in Victoria - Research Paper No. 7" (PDF). Consumer Affairs Victoria. Victorian Government. March 2006. ... Consumers' Federation of Australia Consumer protection Brown, Jane; Marsden, Fiona (1996). A history of the Australian consumer ... "CHOICE (Australian Consumers' Association) - Consumers International". Consumers International. UK. 2017. Archived from the ... Most commonly known as CHOICE (all capitals), the Australian Consumers' Association is an Australian not for profit consumer ...
Gramps (software)
The Australian consumer advocacy group, CHOICE, has recommended Gramps. The program is extensible such that, in addition to ...
Consumer complaint
Consumer news and advocacy websites often accept and publish complaints. Publishing complaints on highly visible websites ... A consumer complaint or customer complaint is "an expression of dissatisfaction on a consumer's behalf to a responsible party ... If the grievance is not addressed in a way that satisfies the consumer, the consumer sometimes registers the complaint with a ... A definitive characteristic of a consumer complaint is to achieve a goal that the consumer views as needing improvement. ...
Access to Knowledge movement
"A global advocacy network for consumers in the digital age". A2Knetwork.org. Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. ... Consumer Project on Technology's A2K resources Consumers International's A2Knetwork.org Yale Information Society Project A2K ... Consumers International is particularly prominent, running a dedicated domain, and defines the movement as: the umbrella term ... These goals are of interest to a broad coalition of consumer groups, NGOs, activists, Internet users and others. For many of ...
Automobile products liability
Public Citizen, An extensive in-depth collection of advocacy for consumers. Much of its automobile defects collection voices ... Roof pillars may appear strong to the average consumer, but many of them are constructed only of sheet metal that is hollow on ... The Ford Pinto gas tank cases present another instance of saving money at the cost of serious injury to consumers. In Grimshaw ... "Car rollover 101". Consumer Reports. April 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2017. "Roof Crush Resistance". NHTSA. National Highway ...
Chris Ballard (politician)
He was also the Executive Director for a consumers advocacy group. He lives in Aurora with his wife Audrey where they raised ... He previously served as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services. In June 2016, he was ...
2018-2019 United States federal government shutdown
Consumer advocacy groups advised of food safety issues during the shutdown. Food safety attorney, Bill Marler, advocated ... Some economists believed that an extended shutdown would weaken consumer confidence and heighten the risk of pushing the U.S. ... FCC Chairman Ajit Pai canceled his trip to the Consumer Electronics Show. The FTC also suspended certain online operations. The ...
2020 Australia Day Honours
Jenni Mack - For significant service to business through consumer advocacy roles. Dr Robert David Macpherson - For significant ... Bettina Mary Arndt - For significant service to the community as a social commentator, and to gender equity through advocacy ... Helen Patricia Oxenham - For service to the community through social welfare initiatives and advocacy. Brenda Jean Rayner - For ... Colleen Georgette Pearce - For significant service to the community through public advocacy roles. Dr Peter Andreas Pedersen - ...
Extended-wear hearing aid
Hearing Loss Association of America Consumer-based self-advocacy group, information. Hard of Hearing Advocates Archived 2009-06 ...
Main Street Fairness Act
Some consumer advocacy groups believe such reporting requirements violates consumer privacy. By shifting the remittance duty of ... Under current state laws, consumers are generally responsible for paying the sales tax due on their online purchases. Due to ... sales tax from consumers to retailers, the Main Street Fairness Act would make it unnecessary for retailers to report customers ... problems with compliance, some states have considered laws which would compel online retailers to report consumers' purchases ...
Privacy laws of the United States
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a consumer education and privacy rights advocacy organization. "Privacy", in the Stanford ... Attempts to improve consumer privacy protections in the U.S. in the wake of the 2017 Equifax data breach, which affected 145.5 ... "How To Comply with the Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Rule of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act". Federal Trade Commission ... "The New California Privacy Protection Agency and Its Impacts on Business and Consumers". JD Supra. Retrieved 2021-10-08. " ...
Shark
Advocacy group Shark Trust campaigns to limit shark fishing. Advocacy group Seafood Watch directs American consumers to not eat ...
José Luis Ramón
In 1994, Ramón co-founded Protectora, a consumer rights' advocacy group. Ahead of the 2017 legislative election, Ramón - ... a provincial party in Mendoza originally established as a consumer rights advocacy group. In the Chamber of Deputies, he sat in ...
Orlistat
Consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen opposed over-the-counter approval for orlistat. Alli became available in the U.S ... Over-the-counter approval was controversial in the United States, with consumer advocacy group Public Citizen repeatedly ... To minimize these effects, foods with high fat content should be avoided; the manufacturer advises consumers to follow a low- ... "increased pressure on pharmacists to provide orlistat to consumers...this in turn had the potential to result in inappropriate ...
Stuart Chase
In 1929 Chase co-founded Consumers' Research, a consumer protection advocacy organization. Chase was born in Somersworth, New ... were notable for their criticism of corporate advertising and their advocacy of consumer protection. ... Your Money's Worth: A study in the waste of the consumer's dollar (with Frederick J. Schlink). 1928 Soviet Russia in the Second ... Nixon, Richard (October 30, 1969). "Richard Nixon: Special Message to the Congress on Consumer Protection". presidency.ucsb.edu ...
Families USA
... is a nonprofit, nonpartisan consumer health advocacy and policy organization. Technology entrepreneur Philippe ... Families USA's advocacy in Washington, D.C., has influenced health care legislation and policy, including the Inflation ... Pear, Robert (1997-03-27). "Clinton Names Panel to Draft Health Consumer Bill of Rights". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. ... He was appointed by President Bill Clinton to be the sole consumer representative on the Presidential Advisory Commission on ...
Consumers' Federation of Australia
The Consumers' Federation of Australia (CFA) is Australia's umbrella consumer advocacy group. CFA has more than 30 ... CFA co-chairs an annual consumer advocacy sector stakeholder meeting with the Consumer Senior Officials Network, which consists ... CFA does not actively engage in significant consumer advocacy but rather supports and amplifies the advocacy of its member ... Consumers Federation of Australia, Canberra, 1996 In the Consumer Interest - A selected history of consumer affairs in ...