Justin Kloczko

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.

KTVU-SF (FOX) – San Francisco, CA: Surveillance Price Gouging

These companies are weaponizing our own data against us in order to get our money.

KCAL-LA – Los Angeles, CA: Surveilance Price Gouging

Privacy advocate, Justin Kloczko, discusses how some companies are using online surveillance to price gouge consumers.

New Report Details How Companies Use Surveillance to Charge Different Prices for the Same Item

Corporations use surveillance to charge individualized prices based on a person’s data and assumptions on their eagerness to pay for an item.

Surveillance Price Gouging

Consumers this holiday season are likely charged different prices for the same product without even knowing it by companies surveilling them,

KBCW 44 Cable 12 – San Francisco, CA: Meta Holiday Hack

Tech & Privacy advocate Justin Kloczko with Consumer Watchdog says this Meta experience is becoming increasingly common. State attorney generals offices around the country are having to basically become Meta's customer service enforcers.

MAYERLY VANEGAS LARRETA

Mayerly Vanegas Larreta is exasperated because she is not getting any detailed answers as to why her home insurance premium went up 57% between...

CA Privacy Agency Advances Regulations, Might Loosen Rules on Automated Decisions

The California Privacy Protection Agency advanced several regulations surrounding automated decisions and data brokers, as well as announced the exit of Executive Director Ashkan Soltani.

CA Privacy Agency to Data Brokers: Hey, How’s it Going?

California's privacy agency is conducting a public sweep of data brokers, who collect and sell a lot of personal data.

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Lara Reinsurance Regulation To Pump Up Homeowners Rates By 40% Without Guarantees of New Wildfire Coverage, No Opportunity For Public Input

The new draft regulation proposed by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara would allow insurance companies to drive up home insurance rates by 40% to 50%

Consumer Watchdog Saves California Policyholders $47 Million in United Financial Auto Insurance Rate Hikes

Los Angeles, CA --  Consumer Watchdog reached a settlement with United...

New Report Details How Companies Use Surveillance to Charge Different Prices for the Same Item

Corporations use surveillance to charge individualized prices based on a person’s data and assumptions on their eagerness to pay for an item.

Secret Algorithms to Raise Home Insurance Rates, No Requirement for New Coverage, Under Lara Regulations Issued Today 

Consumers should expect large rate hikes but not more insurance policies sold under new rules issued by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara
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