Justin Kloczko

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…

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…

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…

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.

Magda Molina

In the end, Mercury Insurance made Magda Molina and her husband, Nathan Prevost, spend almost $8,000 for nothing. And all it bought…

KFI AM – Los Angeles, CA: Consumer Watchdog Advocate Justin Klozcko Talks About Data Privacy

By Staff Reporters, KFI-AM – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

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

Consumer Watchdog broke down the opt out numbers of some of the biggest data brokers in the world: Experian, Acxiom and LiveRamp.…

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…

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…