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Privacy Agency Talks Specter of Federal Preemption
The American Privacy Rights Act Would Virtually Defang the California Privacy Protection Agency.
May 13, 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
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 state level…
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
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
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
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
News Releases
The California Public Utilities Commission Oks Driverless Expansion Despite Incomplete Safety Record
A former Cruise lawyer and current CPUC commissioner voted in favor of his former employer
Aug 10, 2023
News Releases
The California Public Utilities Commission Must Reject Robotaxi Expansion
The city of San Francisco said there have been over 240 such reported incidents since the beginning of the year. But you…
Aug 9, 2023
News Releases
Consumer Watchdog Applauds CA Privacy Agency’s Investigation into Car Data
California’s privacy enforcement agency is investigating how car companies that collect personal data—a ballooning multibillion dollar industry—are complying with data privacy laws.
Jul 31, 2023
Blogs
The White House AI Guidelines: PR Over Policy
While companies such as Open AI, Meta and Google have agreed to promote “safety, security and transparency” regarding their AI technology with…
Jul 27, 2023
Blogs
What Will CA Data Privacy Enforcement Look Like if it’s Headed by a Former Amazon Lawyer?
The new head of enforcement for the California Privacy Protection Agency was mostly recently a top lawyer for Amazon who defended the…
Jul 18, 2023
Blogs
CA Privacy Agency Rolls Out Preliminary AI Regs
We’re getting our first peek at how the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is approaching its next round of rulemaking surrounding what…
Jul 17, 2023
Blogs
Judge Delays CA Data Privacy Law to 2024
California’s new data privacy law won’t take effect until March 29, 2024 after a superior court judge Friday ruled the California Privacy…
Jun 30, 2023