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Buyer Aware

Harnessing Our Consumer Power for a Safe, Fair, and Transparent Marketplace

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Buyer Aware

By: Marta L. Tellado
Narrated by: Molly Parker Myers
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In an era of deregulation when consumers have never been more vulnerable to corporate surveillance, unsafe food, and dangerously faulty products, the president and CEO of Consumer Reports gives us a playbook to put the power back in our hands.

You've been getting ripped off. The rules that have protected consumers for decades are failing. Companies are spying on us. Many of the products we once trusted are dangerous and failing at alarming rates. Whether we are buying a crib, a small appliance, an iPhone app, or shopping for car insurance, it's become harder than ever to know whether the choices we make in the marketplace are putting us at risk—either from physical harm or the abuse of our personal data by hackers or corporations. This is intolerable. It's wrong. And we don't have to put up with it anymore. Marta L. Tellado, the president and CEO of Consumer Reports, has been an advocate for consumers for decades. In Buyer Aware, Tellado shows you the steps you can take to protect yourself from predatory business practices, and how to exert your inherent power as a consumer to spur politicians and businesses to clean up their act. Only then can we ensure that we have an economy that is fair, safe, and transparent for all, and puts consumers first.

©2022 Marta L. Tellado (P)2022 PublicAffairs
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I thought the book did a good job at explaining reasons to be wary of technology, safety, and other product related issues. Nevertheless, the authors role as CEO at Consumer Reports made this book feel like a long-form advertisement for their brand. I enjoy hearing about how CR is making a difference, but don’t need to hear it mentioned seemingly every sentence.

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Some excellent points made.
Very repetitive could have been shortened.
Overall worth the time put in to lessen to.

Good information

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The first half is Consumer Reports advertising.

The second half wants the big tech companies to censor information that she doesn't like

I want my time back

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