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. Show HN: Onit – Source-available ChatGPT Desktop with local mode, Claude, Gemini (github.com)
   172 points by telenardo 5 days ago | 58 comments
2. Show HN: ZeroEntropy (YC W25), Advanced AI Search over Complex Documents (dashboard.zeroentropy.dev)
   3 points by ghita_ 16 days ago | discuss
3. Tell HN: Changes to Bitbucket Cloud's Free Tier
   4 points by anticensor 1 day ago | 1 comments
4. Consumer Reports finds 'widespread' presence of plastics in food (www.reuters.com)
   328 points by nabla9 about 1 year ago | 210 comments
5. Permission Slip: Consumer Reports app to take back control of your data (permissionslipcr.com)
   194 points by CharlesW over 1 year ago | 85 comments
6. Despite spooky Consumer Reports' testing, metals in chocolates aren't scary (arstechnica.com)
   60 points by bell-cot about 1 year ago | 92 comments
7. EVs have more reliability problems than gas cars, says Consumer Reports (arstechnica.com)
   40 points by rntn about 1 year ago | 50 comments
8. Electric vehicles have almost 80% more problems than ICE ones, Consumer Reports (www.cbsnews.com)
   19 points by rammer about 1 year ago | 14 comments
9. Permission Slip from Consumer Reports (digital-lab.consumerreports.org)
   11 points by mooreds almost 2 years ago | discuss
10. Consumer Reports finds 'widespread' presence of plastics in food (www.reuters.com)
    7 points by randycupertino about 1 year ago | 1 comments
11. New FTC Data Show Skyrocketing Consumer Reports About Game-Like Online Job Scams (www.ftc.gov)
    7 points by impish9208 about 2 months ago | discuss
12. Consumer Reports: Cheap doorbell cameras have multiple serious security flaws (arstechnica.com)
    6 points by neverrroot 11 months ago | discuss
13. Consumer Reports Says These Are the Best Hybrid Cars for Less Than $35K in 2024 (jalopnik.com)
    5 points by ourmandave about 1 year ago | 2 comments
14. FTC Payments to Consumers Harmed by Vivint's Misuse of Consumer Credit Reports (www.ftc.gov)
    4 points by impish9208 about 2 months ago | discuss
15. Consumer Reports: 24 of the Worst Products of 2024–and What to Buy Instead (www.consumerreports.org)
    3 points by mikequinlan about 1 month ago | 1 comments
16. Ask HN: Can Consumer Reports “Permission Slip” Be Trusted?
    2 points by eevilspock over 1 year ago | 1 comments
17. Take Back Control of Online Data with Consumer Reports' Permission Slip (www.consumerreports.org)
    2 points by ripvanwinkle over 1 year ago | discuss
18. Consumer Reports found PFAS in bowls, bags, plates, and wrappers (www.consumerreports.org)
    2 points by sp332 almost 2 years ago | discuss
19. How Consumer reports destroyed Suzuki on North America (www.motorbiscuit.com)
    1 points by GamerUncle over 1 year ago | 1 comments
20. Who Can See What You Do on Venmo? – Consumer Reports (www.consumerreports.org)
    1 points by ohjeez 3 months ago | discuss
21. Norwegian Consumer Council: Report on virtual currencies in gaming [pdf] (storage02.forbrukerradet.no)
    1 points by murphyslab 4 months ago | discuss
22. Auto industry pivots to EVs; product tester Consumer Reports learns to adjust (text.npr.org)
    1 points by rntn about 1 year ago | discuss
23. Hacking a Washing Machine?
    9 points by justinzollars about 1 year ago | 5 comments
24. Ask HN: What reviewers do you trust for honest evaluations of a product?
    1 points by sickofparadox 11 months ago | 1 comments
25. Ask HN: What are your go to resources for product reviews?
    1 points by digitalsanctum almost 2 years ago | 1 comments
26. Who makes the most reliable new cars? (www.consumerreports.org)
    532 points by deletionist about 1 year ago | 1063 comments
27. A third of chocolate products are high in heavy metals (www.consumerreports.org)
    295 points by geox over 1 year ago | 199 comments
28. Each Facebook user is monitored by thousands of companies (www.consumerreports.org)
    294 points by mfiguiere about 1 year ago | 140 comments
29. Shopify to cut 20% of its workforce, beats quarterly revenue estimates (www.reuters.com)
    137 points by andrewdutton over 1 year ago | 2 comments
30. Dealerships Rip You Off With The “Four-Square,” Here’s How To Beat It (2007) (www.consumerreports.org)
    101 points by CharlesW 10 months ago | 147 comments
31. Why Congress is considering a ‘right to repair' law for car owners (www.nbcdfw.com)
    89 points by danboarder over 1 year ago | 27 comments
32. What You Say to Google Assistant and Alexa (Not Siri) Gets Used for Ad Targeting (www.consumerreports.org)
    71 points by CharlesW over 1 year ago | 17 comments
33. Consumer Credit and the Removal of Medical Collections from Credit Reports (www.consumerfinance.gov)
    67 points by momentmaker over 1 year ago | 59 comments