Your Phone Isn’t Listening to You. It’s Just Tracking Your Every Move.

Consumer alerts

Your Phone Isn’t Listening to You. It’s Just Tracking Your Every Move.

With our phones constantly at our sides, feeding us ads that seem a bit too on the nose, many can’t help but wonder if our phones are eavesdropping on us. While there's no easy answer, the evidence points to no. However, there's a far more sinister reason why tech companies choose not to listen to our conversations: they already have all the information about us they could ever need.

Frontier Group at 25: Transportation for a new generation

Biking, walking & transit

Frontier Group at 25: Transportation for a new generation

Acknowledging that vehicle travel is not destined to continue growing rapidly forever – and, more audaciously, suggesting that a new generation of Americans might prefer less car-dominated lives – can drive policymakers and the public to have a different kind of conversation about our transportation future. 

How to explore consumer problems in the financial marketplace using the CFPB’s Consumer Complaint Database

Consumer alerts

How to explore consumer problems in the financial marketplace using the CFPB’s Consumer Complaint Database

The information in the CFPB's Consumer Complaint Database is a treasure trove of information about consumer experiences in the financial marketplace. But the database can present challenges for new users. Here's some information and tips for getting the most out of the database, and a new tool for downloading data.

Tales from the Rails: On the MBTA’s “Nice” Train
Boston commuter rail log

Tales from the Rails: On the MBTA’s “Nice” Train

In our transition toward a carbon free society we need to make public transit as appealing as possible. But a week long log of riding Boston’s “nice” train - the commuter rail - suggests that we have a long way to go.

Unlocking the Promise of Shared, Electric Transportation: A Postcard from Madrid

Energy efficiency

Unlocking the Promise of Shared, Electric Transportation: A Postcard from Madrid

Not every American city – and perhaps not any American city – can follow Madrid’s model exactly. But all have the power to encourage compact land use, expand public transportation, tame the negative effects of private cars in urban places, and facilitate the growth of shared mobility and vehicle electrification – unlocking powerful opportunities for cutting carbon from transportation. 

Boston Is Growing Fast. So Is Ridership on the MBTA.

Boston Is Growing Fast. So Is Ridership on the MBTA.

The number of transit trips taken in the Boston area increased by 11 percent between 2008 and 2014 – faster than that of any of the nation’s other top 10 transit cities.

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