Privacy
No Opt Out
If I want to put a stop to this data sharing, I must navigate a confusing, seemingly endless labyrinth of privacy options…
Aug 1, 2024Justin Kloczko
Tech & Privacy Writer
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.
Articles by Justin Kloczko
Consumer Alert
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?…
Jul 31, 2024
News Releases
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.
Jul 31, 2024
Blogs
The Tech Bills The California Privacy Agency Has Eyes On
The agency has some edits.
Jul 18, 2024
Blogs
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…
Jul 3, 2024
Blogs
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…
May 28, 2024
News Releases
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…
May 22, 2024
Blogs
Privacy Agency Talks Specter of Federal Preemption
The American Privacy Rights Act Would Virtually Defang the California Privacy Protection Agency.
May 13, 2024
Blogs
Federal Privacy Law, Sponsored By Microsoft
The top campaign contributor to APRA's author, Sen. Maria Cantwell, is Microsoft, who is endorsing the bill.
May 8, 2024
Blogs
As Washington Stalls, CA Legislature Advances A Number of Tech and Privacy Bills
With Congress at an all-time low in terms of the amount of legislation it has passed, the public is turning to the…
Apr 26, 2024
In The News
Cal Matters – Wall Street is betting big on AI. California consumers must be protected
By Justin Kloczko, CAL MATTERS Artificial intelligence may soon replace financial advisors, and that’s just the start. While one algorithm predicts stock…
Mar 26, 2024
Blogs
Are Draft AI Regs Too Strong or Too Weak? The CA Privacy Agency Can’t Decide.
Do the regs have a loophole?
Mar 14, 2024
News Releases
Consumer Watchdog Report Shows How Wall Street AI Could Cause a Financial Crisis And How it Can Be Stopped
Wall Street banks are seeking patents and trademarks for a range of uses, with JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley seeking…
Jan 11, 2024
Privacy
Hallucinating Risk: Here’s How Artificial Intelligence Is Taking Over Wall Street and What Can be Done About It
Major Wall Street investment banks are pouring billions of dollars into AI research, patents, and financing without adequate safeguards, according to an…
Jan 11, 2024
Consumer Alert
Consumer Alert: Wall Street using AI
Hallucinating Risk. Here’s how Artificial Intelligence is taking over Wall Street and what Can be Done About it
Jan 10, 2024
Blogs
CA Privacy Agency Debates Scope of Automated Decisions, Proposes Opt Out Preference Signal Legislation
The state’s top data privacy enforcer, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), has voted on to send a package of rules surrounding data…
Dec 11, 2023
Blogs
Are California’s New Draft AI Regs Good?
More and more, AI is making decisions for us without us evening knowing it. On Monday, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released…
Nov 27, 2023
Accountability
Former City Lawyer: FBI Determined Feuer Lied About Knowledge of Extortion Payment
This is a cross-post with the Debaser, a newsletter about LA lawyers and politics. Los Angeles—After receiving word from the judge that…
Nov 7, 2023