Hackernews posts about Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports is an independent, non-profit organization that tests and evaluates products and services to help consumers make informed purchasing decisions.

1. Lexus and Toyota are the most reliable used-car brands, Tesla third from bottom (www.cbsnews.com)
   11 points by teleforce 22 days ago | discuss
2. Groups call on FTC to develop clear guidance for use of 'software tethering' (advocacy.consumerreports.org)
   5 points by rntn 14 days ago | 1 comments
3. High Lead Levels in Cinnamon Powders and Spice Mixtures (www.consumerreports.org)
   1 points by XzetaU8 7 days ago | discuss
4. Game over: Consumers fight for fairer in-game purchases (www.beuc.eu)
   3 points by benoau 4 days ago | discuss
5. Show HN: Nomadic – Minimize RAG Hallucinations with 1 Hyperparameter Experiment
   95 points by mustafabal 14 days ago | 19 comments
6. Ask HN: How do you consume sports?
   3 points by adaisadais 9 days ago | 13 comments
7. Consumer Reports finds 'widespread' presence of plastics in food (www.reuters.com)
   328 points by nabla9 9 months ago | 210 comments
8. Permission Slip: Consumer Reports app to take back control of your data (permissionslipcr.com)
   194 points by CharlesW 12 months ago | 85 comments
9. EVs are the least reliable vehicle type: Consumer Reports (finance.yahoo.com)
   110 points by Markoff almost 2 years ago | 218 comments
10. Despite spooky Consumer Reports' testing, metals in chocolates aren't scary (arstechnica.com)
    60 points by bell-cot 11 months ago | 92 comments
11. EVs have more reliability problems than gas cars, says Consumer Reports (arstechnica.com)
    40 points by rntn 10 months ago | 50 comments
12. Electric vehicles have almost 80% more problems than ICE ones, Consumer Reports (www.cbsnews.com)
    19 points by rammer 10 months ago | 14 comments
13. US NGO Consumer Reports on C and C++ safety for product development [pdf] (advocacy.consumerreports.org)
    11 points by pjmlp over 1 year ago | 1 comments
14. Permission Slip from Consumer Reports (digital-lab.consumerreports.org)
    11 points by mooreds over 1 year ago | discuss
15. Consumer Reports Advocacy Future of Memory Safety (advocacy.consumerreports.org)
    8 points by ohjeez over 1 year ago | discuss
16. Consumer Reports finds 'widespread' presence of plastics in food (www.reuters.com)
    7 points by randycupertino 9 months ago | 1 comments
17. Consumer Reports finds hybrid cars are more reliable than gas-only models (www.engadget.com)
    6 points by wstrange almost 2 years ago | 2 comments
18. Consumer Reports: Cheap doorbell cameras have multiple serious security flaws (arstechnica.com)
    6 points by neverrroot 7 months ago | discuss
19. Consumer Reports Says These Are the Best Hybrid Cars for Less Than $35K in 2024 (jalopnik.com)
    5 points by ourmandave 9 months ago | 2 comments
20. Ask HN: Can Consumer Reports “Permission Slip” Be Trusted?
    2 points by eevilspock 12 months ago | 1 comments
21. December Inflation Report Consumer Price Gains Continue to Cool (www.nytimes.com)
    2 points by mgh2 over 1 year ago | 1 comments
22. Take Back Control of Online Data with Consumer Reports' Permission Slip (www.consumerreports.org)
    2 points by ripvanwinkle 12 months ago | discuss
23. Consumer Reports found PFAS in bowls, bags, plates, and wrappers (www.consumerreports.org)
    2 points by sp332 over 1 year ago | discuss
24. How Consumer reports destroyed Suzuki on North America (www.motorbiscuit.com)
    1 points by GamerUncle about 1 year ago | 1 comments
25. Auto industry pivots to EVs; product tester Consumer Reports learns to adjust (text.npr.org)
    1 points by rntn 8 months ago | discuss
26. Hacking a Washing Machine?
    9 points by justinzollars 10 months ago | 5 comments
27. Ask HN: What reviewers do you trust for honest evaluations of a product?
    1 points by sickofparadox 7 months ago | 1 comments
28. Ask HN: What are your go to resources for product reviews?
    1 points by digitalsanctum over 1 year ago | 1 comments
29. Who makes the most reliable new cars? (www.consumerreports.org)
    532 points by deletionist 10 months ago | 1063 comments
30. TikTok tracks you across the web, even if you don’t use the app (www.consumerreports.org)
    368 points by bubblehack3r almost 2 years ago | 208 comments
31. A third of chocolate products are high in heavy metals (www.consumerreports.org)
    295 points by geox 11 months ago | 199 comments
32. Each Facebook user is monitored by thousands of companies (www.consumerreports.org)
    294 points by mfiguiere 8 months ago | 140 comments
33. Shopify to cut 20% of its workforce, beats quarterly revenue estimates (www.reuters.com)
    137 points by andrewdutton over 1 year ago | 2 comments
34. Dealerships Rip You Off With The “Four-Square,” Here’s How To Beat It (2007) (www.consumerreports.org)
    101 points by CharlesW 6 months ago | 147 comments
35. Why Congress is considering a ‘right to repair' law for car owners (www.nbcdfw.com)
    89 points by danboarder about 1 year ago | 27 comments
36. Permission Slip: App to take back control of your data (digital-lab.consumerreports.org)
    82 points by tony101 over 1 year ago | 45 comments