Justin 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.
Investigation 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, 2026
Beware. The predictive algorithmic modeling that home insurance companies deploy regarding wildfires is poised to come for California car insurance premiums. And…
Jun 22, 2026
Report Findings Uber has committed $10 billion to purchasing robotaxis, according to recent reporting from the Financial Times, as it has socked…
May 22, 2026
Uber is simultaneously trying to weaken legal accountability while expanding autonomous vehicle deployment, despite unresolved safety and transparency concerns. This report highlights…
Mar 17, 2026
Los Angeles, CA—A new report by Consumer Watchdog warns that Uber is pursuing a deceptive campaign to weaken legal accountability for motor…
Mar 17, 2026
Los 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, 2026
Los Angeles, CA — One year after the Los Angeles fires, Consumer Watchdog released the final report in a three-part series investigating…
Jan 23, 2026
Technology has increasingly taken over every aspect of property insurance. There’s the algorithm that decides how much insurance we need when we…
Jan 23, 2026
We all know who the big insurance companies are, but they are only a part of the insurance claims galaxy. Once you…
Jan 23, 2026
In One Step, You Can Ask Data Brokers to Delete Your Data Right Now.
Jan 7, 2026
Uber Tells Us One Thing and Does Another Los Angeles, CA — A short consumer alert video produced by Consumer Watchdog details Uber appearing to engage…
Dec 10, 2025
A backdoor agreement between California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and major insurance companies led to a wave of dropped policies before 2025’s…
Nov 24, 2025