Washington - The Consumer Federation of America and the Consumers Union have petitioned the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to create a "do not track" list of consumers who do not want online advertisers from collecting information about them without their consent, Reuters reported.

Washington - Consumer advocacy groups including the Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union and Free Press on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject the proposed merger of satellite radio providers XM (NASD: XMSR) and Sirius (NASD: SIRI), saying the deal would eliminate competition and negatively impact consumers.