Marta Tellado, CEO of Consumer Reports: Happy To Be Here Podcast Show Notes

Marta Tellado is the CEO of Consumer Reports and the author of the newly published book, Buyer Aware: Harnessing Our Consumer Power for a Safe, Fair, and Transparent Marketplace. I was so excited to have Marta on this episode because she’s an expert in all the big questions we’re sitting with right now - How do we know which period tracking app to actually use? What is going on with our privacy settings? How should you childproof your little one’s phones? How do I know the supplements that the influencer is promoting are actually safe? 

You can listen to the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here.

HERE’S OUR EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

1:30 — Meet Marta 

2:18 — Marta’s first generation story 

4:48 — What Marta learned reporting Buyer Aware

8:15 — How to protect your privacy settings

8:50 — Protecting the elderly + the impact of misinformation 

10:20 — Cybersecruity Coaltion 

11:08 — Top tip to protect your privacy 

13:03 — Influencers + wellness products 

20 — What Consumer Reports does

25 — The need for new privacy rules from top tech companies 

28 — Marta’s favorite parts of her book 

34 — Tips on how to protect kids & the elderly 

38 — Privacy and period trackers

41 — Marta’s advice + favorite resources