Privacy

Google’s First-Quarter Lobbying Expenditures Top $5 Mmillion; AT&T, Comcast Each Surpass $4 Million

April 23, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES, CA – Google’s lobbying expenditures in the first quarter of this year topped $5 million, as the Internet giant sought to influence federal...

Tesla Will Have to Ramp Up Production to Meet Consumer Demand, Says Consumer Watchdog

April 18, 2018  ·  Evan Thomas King

DMV Says First Application for Testing Robot Cars Without Driver Lacked Needed Information

April 16, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed today that the first application to test robot cars without a driver lacked necessary...

No Free Lunch on Facebook

April 16, 2018  ·  Sahiba Sindhu

Much of the criticism of Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in Congress from the public and the media alike was leveled at members of Congress for asking...

Consumer Watchdog Calls on Google, Verizon, Comcast and AT&T to Follow Facebook and Drop Opposition to Privacy Ballot Initiative

April 12, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES – Consumer Watchdog today called on tech giants Google, Comcast, AT&T and Verizon to follow Facebook’s lead and drop their opposition to a...

Consumer Watchdog Calls on Congress to Act to Regulate Facebook and Protect Online Privacy

April 11, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES – Consumer Watchdog today called on Congress to enact legislation that would protect consumers’ online privacy and not merely facilitate Facebook CEO Mark...

Consumer Watchdog Welcomes Law That Holds Websites Like Backpage Accountable for Sex Trafficking

April 11, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES – Consumer Watchdog today welcomed President Trump’s signing of FOSTA/SESTA into law, calling it a major victory for victims of Internet sex trafficking...

Consumer Watchdog Joins Complaint Charging Google’s YouTube Violates Federal Children’s Privacy Law

April 9, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES, CA – Consumer Watchdog today joined a coalition of more than 20 leading U.S. child advocacy, consumer, and privacy groups in filing a...

Consumer Watchdog says Facebook Needs Serious Reforms to its Election Practices

March 29, 2018  ·  Evan Thomas King

Consumer Watchdog Calls for More Oversight of Facebook Election Activities

March 29, 2018  ·  Evan Thomas King

Consumer Groups to Zuckerberg: Stop Electioneering; Let Jimmy Carter Monitor Facebook

March 28, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

SANTA MONICA, CA — A coalition of privacy and consumer groups today warned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that the integrity of elections, in this country...

Push the Brakes

March 26, 2018  ·  John Ennis

How many more pedestrians need to be killed by driverless cars for Congress to take action? According to their own data driverless carmakers can’t get...