Author: Lauren Denham

Your car knows more than you think: New law seeks to end data grab

KRON 4 The car is a trusty sidekick for many of us—taking us to work, the store, and maybe a weekend escape. But as U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley points out, it’s become much more: a mobile data-harvesting machine. His new legislation, the Car Privacy Rights Act, aims to pump the brakes on this

FTC sues corporate landlord for ‘predatory’ tactics

KOIN The Federal Trade Commission says a $48 million settlement should put an end to what it calls “predatory” tactics by the nation’s largest landlord of single-family homes. The FTC says Invitation Homes was charging hidden fees and withholding security deposits. “Not even maintaining livable conditions at various points,” FTC

Merkley introduces ‘Car Privacy Rights Act’ in bid to protect drivers’ data

KTVZ Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley announced Thursday the introduction of new legislation to protect consumers’ privacy from companies who collect and sell Americans’ car data. Currently, he said, there is a troubling trend of collecting, storing, and selling data from Americans’ vehicles – largely without drivers’ knowledge. Recent reporting has even documented

Sens. Merkley, Wyden demand halt to regional postal consolidations

Rogue Valley Times U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are putting a firm stamp of disapproval on U.S. Postal Service consolidation efforts in Southern Oregon, demanding a halt to any further downgrades in local mail operations. The senators, both Democrats, released a joint statement Tuesday expressing ongoing concerns that U.S. Postmaster

Canada, Mexico Should Halt China Forced-Labor Imports, U.S. Lawmakers Say

Wall Street Journal A bipartisan group of legislators urges the country’s two neighbors to use U.S. law as a model to keep out imports that can be traced to China’s Xinjiang region. Canada and Mexico should take stronger measures to block the import of goods made with China-based forced labor,

Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $1.8 Million Investment in Oregon Manufacturing 

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that $1,852,748 is heading to the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP) to bolster Oregon manufacturers. This funding will provide public-private partnerships to small and medium sized manufacturers across the state.  “If we don’t make things in America,

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