Privacy

Consumer Watchdog Praises Apparent Agreement in Congress on Bill to Amend Internet Law to Stop Sex Trafficking

February 21, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today praised an apparent agreement that would combine language from U.S. Senate and House bills that would allow rogue...

Speed Not Safety Is California Senate’s Concern In Robot Car Hearing

February 21, 2018  ·  Sahiba Sindhu

The California Senate Transportation and Housing Committee’s hearing this week, “Autonomous Vehicles: Opportunities and Challenges,” was meant to be an opportunity to field questions and...

Consumer Watchdog Warns U.S. Senate: New Data Shows Self-Driving Cars Cannot Drive Themselves

February 12, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

SANTA MONICA, CA — Autonomous Vehicles are not safe to be deployed on public roads, Consumer Watchdog told the U.S. Senate, basing its warning on...

Genetic Testing Could Upend Life Insurance Policies, Says Consumer Watchdog

February 8, 2018  ·  Evan Thomas King

Latest DMV Report Shows Robot Cars Not Safe Without Human Behind the Wheel

February 1, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

SANTA MONICA, CA – New reports required by the California Department of Motor Vehicles from companies testing robot cars on the state’s public roads show...

Senate Should Immediately Take Up Internet Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill Backed by 65 Senators

January 24, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

One victim of sex trafficking began her ordeal when she was 15.  She was sold through website Backpage.com for sex to men across Massachusetts, New...

Tesla Autopilot Crash Highlights Issues with Driverless Cars, says Consumer Watchdog

January 23, 2018  ·  Evan Thomas King

Consumer Watchdog Warns of the Privacy Risks of Genetic Testing Kits

January 10, 2018  ·  Evan Thomas King

Companies’ Failure to Publish Robot Car Safety Self-Assessments Shows NHTSA’s Voluntary Standards Don’t Work

January 4, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

SANTA MONICA, CA – The failure of virtually all robot car developers to publish safety self-assessments described in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s policy...

SNL Jokes About CWD Report

December 27, 2017  ·  Evan Thomas King

Consumer Watchdog has been staying busy.  Highlights of our work on privacy and technology

Home Invasion: Google, Amazon Patent Filings Reveal Digital Home Assistant Privacy Problems

December 22, 2017  ·  John M. Simpson

A new study reveals that Amazon and Google have filed patent applications for a number of technologies that would dramatically expand surveillance of consumers’ private...

Consumer Watchdog Asks FTC to Act Against Google Home, Amazon Echo Digital Assistants for Deception, COPPA Violation

December 19, 2017  ·  John M. Simpson

SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and take action against Google and Amazon for deceptively marketing...