Amy Martyn
Reporter
Amy Martyn is a writer and investigative reporter now based in San Diego by way of Tijuana, BC, Dallas, TX and Los Angeles, CA. She primarily writes about how consumers, taxpayers and businesses are affected by corporate and government policies.
Recent Articles
The Weekly Hack: Canada’s postal service says data on cannabis customers was stolen11/9/2018
A woman saw $1,600 disappear from her bank account after her Facebook profile was hacked
Utah, Missouri, and Michigan vote to expand access to cannabis in midterm elections11/8/2018
State lawmakers in Utah and Missouri may still attempt to rewrite the legislation
After pedestrian death, Uber says its self-driving cars are ready for public roads once again11/8/2018
The company says that two human test drivers will sit in the vehicles
The company behind the dockless bike and scooter craze is now testing cars11/6/2018
Lime is planning a ride-sharing program with small electric cars
Cell phone radiation linked to brain cancer in rats11/5/2018
Some rats exposed to cell phone radiation developed brain tumors, compared to zero percent in the control group
The Weekly Hack: Security firm discovers that private Facebook messages were offered for sale11/2/2018
A customer claims that Tesla offered little help when his vehicle was hacked and stolen
United Airlines nearly contaminated travelers’ food with Listeria, lawsuit claims10/31/2018
The United Airlines catering facility in Newark posed a ‘major public health risk,’ according to whistle-blowing employees
How to get your hospital shut down: the bizarre, slow downfall of the most expensive hospital in Texas10/31/2018
A hospital known for surprising people with extreme bills continued to accept patients after money for staff and equipment ran out
Nashville City Councilman claims Kia car fire nearly took his life10/29/2018
Safety groups say that non-collision fires in Kia or Hyundai cars have been reported every day for the past four months
After Amazon employees warn of mass surveillance, company pitches facial recognition to ICE10/26/2018
Employees and others have said that the software is flawed and invasive
Bird, Lime, and other dockless scooters are unsafe, lawsuit claims10/24/2018
The plaintiffs say dockless e-scooters contain defective electronics and do not provide proper safety instructions
Crowdfunding campaigns are sending millions of dollars to unproven treatments, study claims10/24/2018
More than $6 million was raised for treatments that are unproven or just plain risky
The Weekly Hack: Avoid fake emails from Apple and Spotify10/19/2018
Most Facebook hackers want to sell stuff, not hack elections, a new report claims
Trump wants Supreme Court’s help from kids suing to stop climate change10/19/2018
Brett Kavanaugh may help decide whether kids and young adults demanding government action on global warming can get a trial
Dow is trying to expand use of another pesticide linked to bee deaths10/17/2018
Amid concerns about widespread bee deaths, Dow has proposed an alternative chemical that may make the problem worse
Lime is pressuring Seattle to lift its ban on dockless electric scooters10/15/2018
The dockless company famous for lime green bike pile-ups is intensifying its lobbying campaign for e-scooters
The Weekly Hack: Car thieves hacked a keyless Ford Mustang and stole it from someone’s driveway10/12/2018
Keyless car thefts are all the rage in the United Kingdom
Social security checks to increase slightly next year10/11/2018
Savings may get eaten away by rising healthcare costs and other price increases
Toyota recalls 800,000 Priuses in U.S. after a dealer warns that they are prone to ‘sudden deceleration’10/10/2018
Toyota dealer Roger Hogan accuses Toyota of trying to hide the defect and says that the current recall won’t fix it
As UN warns of climate threat, oil lobby responds that it is already solving the crisis10/9/2018
The trade group that represents Exxon and others says that pollution in the United States is lower than ever thanks to natural gas