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.
A new investigative report (opens in new tab) by Consumer Watchdog explains the sudden reversal by electric worker and corporate lobbyist Scott Wetch…
Apr 17, 2025
Los Angeles, CA—A new investigative report by Consumer Watchdog explains the sudden reversal by electric worker and corporate lobbyist Scott Wetch to…
Apr 17, 2025
An auto insurance company must offer its lowest rate to all good drivers, and can’t hide behind so-called club memberships in order…
Mar 31, 2025
AB 446, which proposes a ban on surveillance pricing, advances to the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
Mar 18, 2025Honda settled allegations that it failed to disclose data agreements with third parties, and requested more personal information than necessary when people…
Mar 12, 2025
Surveillance Pricing is when people are charged different prices for the same product based on personal data. It’s likely everywhere, and it’s…
Feb 20, 2025
Companies really are trying to get inside your head thanks to mountains of personal data to predict your desires and prey on…
Feb 20, 2025
The last 15 months were pretty stressfull for Joe K. He wasn’t sure if he would have insurance for his home, or…
Feb 10, 2025The legislature will scrutinize the novel practice of charging people different prices for the same product based on their data.
Feb 7, 2025The FTC found that retailers do use data such as scrolling habits, purchase history, and location in charging people different prices for…
Feb 5, 2025These companies are weaponizing our own data against us in order to get our money.
Dec 20, 2024
Privacy advocate, Justin Kloczko, discusses how some companies are using online surveillance to price gouge consumers.
Dec 18, 2024
Corporations use surveillance to charge individualized prices based on a person’s data and assumptions on their eagerness to pay for an item.
Dec 17, 2024
Consumers this holiday season are likely charged different prices for the same product without even knowing it by companies surveilling them,
Dec 14, 2024
Tech & Privacy advocate Justin Kloczko with Consumer Watchdog says this Meta experience is becoming increasingly common. State attorney generals offices around…
Dec 5, 2024
Mayerly Vanegas Larreta is exasperated because she is not getting any detailed answers as to why her home insurance premium went up…
Dec 4, 2024
The California Privacy Protection Agency advanced several regulations surrounding automated decisions and data brokers, as well as announced the exit of Executive…
Nov 11, 2024
California's privacy agency is conducting a public sweep of data brokers, who collect and sell a lot of personal data.
Oct 30, 2024