Privacy
Consumer Watchdog investigations and advocacy on data privacy, surveillance, AI, and your right to control your personal information.
Consumer Watchdog Calls on U.S. Antitrust Authorities to Follow Europe’s $5.1 Billion Lead, Take Action Against Google’s Android Abuses
LOS ANGELES, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on U.S. antitrust authorities to follow the lead of Europe’s top competition official, Margrethe Vestager, and take decisive...
California Passes Strictest Privacy Law in Nation
Consumer Watchdog’s Jamie Court discusses the California law that was just passed as one of the strongest privacy laws in the nation. State lawmakers unanimously...
Consumer Watchdog Heralds Landmark CA Consumer Privacy Reform
LOS ANGELES, CA –Consumer Watchdog said today that the new privacy law passed today in California is a landmark reform and should be a bellwether for America. “Today, Californians...
Eight Consumer Advocacy Groups Call Upon FTC to Investigate Google and Facebook for Pushing Users into Choosing Less Privacy-friendly Options
LOS ANGELES, CA – Consumer Watchdog today joined the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and six other consumer groups in calling on the Federal Trade...
Privacy Bill’s Progress in California Senate is Victory for Consumers, Consumer Watchdog Says
LOS ANGELES – The 5-0 vote today by the California Senate’s Judiciary Committee to move a compromise privacy bill forward was a significant step toward...
Consumer Watchdog Backs California Privacy Bill Compromise, AB 375
Privacy is a right enshrined in the California Constitution. The only problem is that there are few laws and regulations in place to actually protect our...
Consumer Watchdog Calls Upon Circuit Court to Re-Interpret Internet Law Abused by Tech Companies
LOS ANGELES – An Internet law often cited by tech companies as a defense from any liability for material posted on their platforms must not...
Google Rejects Open Hand On California Consumer Privacy Act
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Google executives today expressed little interest in supporting or compromising on the pending ballot measure entitled the California Consumer Privacy Act...
KNBC TV-4 Los Angeles, CA: Consumer Groups Insist CA DMV Investigate Tesla’s “Autopilot” Marketing
Consumer Watchdog and The Center for Auto Safety insisted that the CA DMV investigate Tesla’s improper marketing of their cars’ “Autopilot” feature that misleads consumers...