Happy 250th Independence Day , United States of America ! Celebrating a Quarter-Millennium of Freedom – with InfoCons
On July 4, 1776, thirteen colonies gathered in Philadelphia to adopt the Declaration of Independence. Two and a half centuries on, the date still stands for freedom, for fundamental rights, and for the enduring bond between the peoples on both shores of the Atlantic. In 2026, the United States of America turns 250 – a milestone InfoCons is proud to mark the way it knows best: with reliable information and consumer protection that travels beyond any border.
Happy Fourth of July, America! InfoCons sends its warmest wishes of health, joy, and prosperity to all American citizens – and to everyone, on either side of the ocean, who chooses to stay informed. Here’s to 250 years, with o9atitudine (attitude)!
A Fourth-of-July gift you can carry in your pocket
To mark 250 years of independence, InfoCons is putting into everyone’s hands the only Consumer Protection Passport that links Europe and the United States. It’s a free digital tool, available in 33 languages, that bundles 33 apps into one – ready for any trip. It speaks equally to EU citizens heading to the States and to Americans who travel through, transit, or do business anywhere in the European Union.
Install it once and you always have, in the language you understand best, everything you need for your health, your money, and your safety: from scanning barcodes and energy labels, to alerts on dangerous products, a plain-language terminology dictionary, checks on hotels and travel agencies, and three personalized QR codes.
SOS at your fingertips , even offline , in the InfoCons App
At the heart of the app is the SOS section of the InfoCons App, which gathers useful and emergency numbers at local, national, and international level – Ambulance, Police, Fire, Consumer Protection, Border Police, and more. Users have roughly 1,000 emergency numbers for the U.S. states and around 500 for the countries of the European Union at their fingertips. Best of all, the SOS section works even offline – because far from home, in an emergency, every second counts.
Good numbers to know in the United States
Whether you’re in the U.S. on the Fourth of July or any other day, here are a few of the numbers you’ll find right in the app:
- General emergencies (Police, Fire, Ambulance): 911
- Consumer Protection (USA): 202 326 2180
- Tourism complaints: 911 / 311
- Telecommunications complaints: 800 342 3377
- Public utilities emergencies: 911
Across the ocean, never on your own
The ties between Europe and America run deep. Each year, roughly 10–13 million EU citizens visit the United States, while some 12–14 million Americans travel to the European Union for tourism, business, or study. For every one of them, fast access to accurate information – in their own language – is a fundamental right. With the InfoCons Passport, consumer protection no longer stops at the border: it travels with the citizen, wherever they go.
The InfoCons Global App can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store, Google Play, and AppGallery. Choose your language and set off well-informed.
Happy Independence Day, USA – 250 years, with a new atitudine!
Signed: InfoCons – Consumer Protection Communication Department