Justin Kloczko

Newsom Touts Regulating Tech While Vetoing Bills Actually Regulating It

Newsom vetoed several tech bills.

Newsom’s Veto of Bill Allowing Consumers to Globally Opt Out of Data Use is Bad for Everyone Except Tech Companies Like Google

Governor Newsom didn't sign a bill that his own agency itself sponsored to give Californians easy control over their data.

Report Shows That Less Than 1% of Californians Exercise Privacy Rights with Data Brokers

Data Brokers Collect Your Location, Share It With Companies and Law Enforcement.

Data Stalkers

Data brokers know more than google, but Californians aren’t opting out. Here’s how that could change. Despite laws such as the California…

Consumer Alert: National Data Breach

Data Brokers Collect Your Location, Share It With Companies and Law Enforcement. Opting Out Isn't Easy But Here's How That's Changing

KTVU-SF (FOX) – San Francisco, CA: Several Tech Bills Head To Governor’s Desk

Will Newsom Sign These Tech Bills?

Despite amendments that were lobbied by tech companies such as Anthropic, it didn’t seem to convert the bill’s naysayers.

How to Opt Out from the Biggest Data Brokers

How to Opt Out from the Biggest Data Brokers One of the largest data brokers recently experienced a theft that revealed the…

KTVU-SF (FOX) – San Francisco, CA: Calm App, Doordash Software Sued For Data Sharing

CA AI Bills Get Watered Down As They Move to Senate Floor

Senate Bill 1047, the high-profile bill aimed at regulating future AI systems, was amended following suggestions from the AI company Anthropic. Another bill concerning…

Software Used By a Meditation App and DoorDash is Being Sued For Sending Personal Data to Unknown Third Parties Without Consent

Calm is a popular guided meditation app that seeks to help you "stress less," "sleep more," and "live mindfully." It also tells…

No Opt Out

With thousands of companies selling your data, there is no easy way to exercise privacy right. But help is on the way.…

Consumer Alert: Data Parasites

Did you know Facebook tracks what you do even when you’ve deactivated your account, or even if you don’t have an account?…

Report Shows How Loophole in Privacy Law Makes Opting Out of Facebook Data Sharing Difficult; Global Opt Out Law Needed

Facebook alone gets data from thousands of companies, and opting out is annoying.

The Tech Bills The California Privacy Agency Has Eyes On

The agency has some edits.

Key AI and Data Privacy Bills Move Through CA Legislature

California Bills regulating major AI systems of tomorrow, the data of minors, algorithms, and web browsers made key advancements in the legislature Tuesday.…

What’s Changed in the New Federal Privacy Bill?

36 hours before advancing out of subcommittee to the full Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday, lawmakers released a revised version of the American…

In Letter to Congress, Consumer Watchdog Outlines Weaknesses in the American Privacy Rights Act

Los Angeles, CA — Ahead of the bill’s markup Thursday, Consumer Watchdog sent a letter to the Chairs of the House Energy…