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.
The California State Bar's investigation into LADWP misconduct has turned into one of the Bar's biggest cases yet.
Jun 28, 2023By Justin Kloczko, CAL MATTERS Getting denied a home loan, never hearing back from that job you applied for – these things…
May 5, 2023The biggest lobbying arm of corporations in California has filed a lawsuit seeking to delay enforcement of the California Privacy Rights Act…
Apr 4, 2023
Los Angeles, CA—Today Consumer Watchdog released a report spotlighting the profiling flaws of algorithms and submitted a letter this week to the…
Mar 29, 2023
Consumer Watchdog released a report spotlighting the profiling flaws of algorithms and submitted a letter this week to the state privacy agency…
Mar 29, 2023Congress showed interest in the American Data Privacy and Protection Act last week, and California has sent another letter urging lawmakers to…
Mar 7, 2023Today Consumer Watchdog called on the city’s new leadership to address a bus shelter contract approved by the City Council that tracks people’s…
Feb 14, 2023Welcome to the latest Truth in Privacy dispatch, Consumer Watchdog’s tech and privacy newsletter. There is a new threat to financial data…
Feb 9, 2023Los Angeles, CA—After nearly a year of rulemaking and over 1,000 pages of public comments later, the country’s first dedicated data privacy…
Feb 7, 2023April is the earliest regulations will be done.
Dec 27, 2022Welcome to the latest Truth in Privacy dispatch, Consumer Watchdog’s tech and privacy newsletter. Two years since the passage of the voter-approved…
Nov 1, 2022
Los Angeles, CA—As California begins to finalize a groundbreaking privacy law this week, Consumer Watchdog is calling on the agency drafting regulations…
Oct 25, 2022
Our personal data is sold hundreds of times a day and worth hundreds of billions of dollars, but if regulations for a…
Oct 19, 2022Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog and a coalition of nonprofits opposed preemption of California’s landmark privacy law in a letter sent to House…
Sep 7, 2022Los Angeles, CA — As a two-day comment period begins today over new privacy regulations, Consumer Watchdog is highlighting stringent rules for…
Aug 24, 2022
The era of more online privacy is approaching, and California is a pioneer. This is our first Truth in Privacy dispatch. Last…
May 13, 2022
A new report details the privacy problems posed for consumers from connected cars and points to new rules to be developed in…
Mar 30, 2022