Surveillance Pricing Bill Dies After CA Assembly Buys Into Small Business Fear Mongering
The Bill Would Have Stopped Companies From Adjusting Prices Based on Shopper’s Personal Data. On Monday, the California State Assembly let die…
Sep 2, 2026Justin Kloczko follows tech and privacy for Consumer Watchdog. He’s a recovering daily newspaper reporter whose work has also appeared in Vice, Daily Beast and KCRW.
The Bill Would Have Stopped Companies From Adjusting Prices Based on Shopper’s Personal Data. On Monday, the California State Assembly let die…
Sep 2, 2026Investigation identifies coordinated fossil fuel funding behind most industry-supporting briefs and raises new questions about Justice Samuel Alito’s participation in the case…
Aug 17, 2026Beware. The predictive algorithmic modeling that home insurance companies deploy regarding wildfires is poised to come for California car insurance premiums. And…
Jun 22, 2026•Uber has committed $10 billion to purchasing robotaxis, according to recent reporting from the Financial Times, as it has socked away $12…
May 22, 2026Los Angeles, CA—A new report by Consumer Watchdog warns that Uber is pursuing a deceptive campaign to weaken legal accountability for motor…
Mar 17, 2026EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Uber is simultaneously trying to weaken legal accountability while expanding autonomous vehicle deployment, despite unresolved safety and transparency concerns. This…
Mar 17, 2026Los Angeles, CA – New data from the DMV shows that Uber’s robotaxi partner Nuro has racked up less than 160,000 miles of…
Feb 25, 2026Los Angeles, CA — One year after the Los Angeles fires, Consumer Watchdog released the final report in a three-part series investigating…
Jan 23, 2026“A few months before the fire, I told him that I wanted the house to be insured to the max because I…
Jan 23, 2026“The longer things went on, the more we realized that this is just not how this works at all, and that the…
Jan 23, 2026In One Step, You Can Ask Data Brokers to Delete Your Data Right Now.
Jan 7, 2026Uber Tells Us One Thing and Does Another Los Angeles, CA — A short consumer alert video produced by Consumer Watchdog details Uber appearing to engage…
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