Latest Privacy Releases

Are The Amazon Prime Day Deals As Great As They Seem?

(NEWS 8/AP) —  Amazon is extending its annual "Prime Day" promotion to 30 hours this year. For the third annual Prime Day, Amazon will offer...

Technology That Tracks Your Emotions In Stores And Accusations That Amazon Is Inflating Sale Prices

Amazon Exaggerations? Consumers getting ready for Prime Day may be disappointed by accusations it’s exaggerating discounts, by advertising "before sale" prices that were inflated sometimes...

Amazon Accused Of Deceptive Pricing, Group Demands Halt To Whole Foods Deal

Amazon’s $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods should be put on hold until Amazon ends its “deceptive pricing practices,” a consumer group has demanded in...

Federal Regulators Urged To Block Amazon’s Whole Foods Purchase

A consumer group is urging federal regulators to block Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods Market until the online giant stops "deceptive pricing practices." In a...

Amazon Is Still Inflating Discounts Despite New Name, Consumer Watchdog Says

In a bid to promote its deals to consumers, Amazon.com Inc. started displaying current discounts compared to their historic price tags — a strategy...

Consumer Watchdog Urges Congress to Let States Set Safety Standards for Autonomous Vehicles

As a House subcommittee considered more than a dozen bills proposing various federal standards for self-driving vehicles, the group Consumer Watchdog expressed concern that...

The FCC’s Independent Chair Is Getting Too Cozy With The White House, Critics Say

Much of the media coverage surrounding President Trump's meetings with tech industry executives this week has focused on the companies in the room — Apple, Microsoft,...

Congress Finally Gets Going on That Regulating Robocars Thing

Seven years after Google started developing robocars, 13 months after a Florida man died in a Tesla Model S that was driving itself, and almost...

NHTSA Must Quickly Enact Enforceable Safety Standards for Robot Cars or States Must Move If Feds Fail to Do Their Job, Consumer Watchdog Tells...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Consumer Watchdog today called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to promptly adopt enforceable federal safety standards covering self-driving...

Amazon Slimes Public with Price Savings Exaggeration on Prime Day, Consumer Watchdog Says

SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today warned consumers about Amazon’s deceptive pricing practices and said its dubious behavior means its big promotion on...

Consumer Watchdog Calls on U.S. Antitrust Authorities to Act Against Google’s Anti-Competitive Practices After European Commission Hits Internet Giant with Record $2.7 Billion Antitrust...

SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on U.S. antitrust regulators to act against Google’s anti-competitive practices in the wake of the European...

Consumer Watchdog Calls on Congress to Ensure Safety Standards for Robot Cars

SANTA MONICA, CA -- Consumer Watchdog today called on Congress to ensure the adoption of federal safety standards to cover self-driving autonomous vehicles and...

Self-Driving Vehicles: The Threat to Consumers

Self-driving vehicles have become a cultural and political phenomenon. To peruse the breathless headlines is, like a ride in Marty McFly’s DeLorean, to experience...

Amazon Slime: Amazon’s New Consumer Deception

Two Consumer Watchdog reports show that Amazon is deceiving its customers by putting fake crossed-out prices next to its products.  It’s a deceptive marketing...

Will Google and Big Tech End Child Sex Trafficking Or Keep Fighting for Their Legal Shield?

In the documentary “I am Jane Doe,” which hits Netflix this weekend, a mother Nacole S. talks about how her daughter was turned into a child...

Report Shows How Google Funded Defense of Child Sex Trafficking Hub

SANTA MONICA, CA – A coalition of anti-child sex trafficking and public interest groups, and the mother of a trafficking victim, today released a...

How Google’s Backing of Backpage Protects Child Sex Trafficking

Details of Backpage’s victims have filled multiple lawsuits, legal actions and government investigations: A 13-year-old girl in Miami whose pimp tattooed his name on...

Will Trump Let Robot Car Makers Guard The Robot Car Factories?

In one of his first tests as President, Donald J. Trump will have to decide whether to uphold an eleventh hour appointment by the...

Uber Goes To Court To Defend Its Robot Cars As Above The Law, Not Needing License

Uber is hearing Tommy Petty. It won’t back down in its dispute with the California Department of Motor Vehicles over putting its robot cars on California...

Uber Robots Driving Without License, CEO Should Go To Jail

As Uber’s CEO moved into the inner circle of Trump’s tech advisors today, Uber has rolled its robot cars on the streets of San Francisco without...

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Consumer Alert — Don't Sign Uber's "License to Kill" Ballot Initiative
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KX Television (KXMD): Surveillance Pricing Costing Consumers Big
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Consumer Alert: Uber Says One Thing Does Another On Surveillance Pricing
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KGO-SF (ABC) - San Francisco, CA: Bill To Ban Higher Prices Based On Phone Data
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KCAL-LA - Los Angeles, CA: Personal Data Used To Target Shoppers
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KCBA (FOX) - Monterey, CA: CA Bill Aims To Put An End To Surveillance Price Gouging
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KLAS-LV (CBS) - Las Vegas, NV: Surveillance Pricing
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KIRO-SEA (CBS) - Seattle, WA: CA Lawmakers Consider Bill On Price Gouging
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AB 446 Press Conference
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Consumer Alert: Surveillance Pricing
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KTTV-LA (FOX) - Los Angeles, CA: Prices Are being Adjusted Based On Your Shopping Habits
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: Surveillance Price Gouging
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KCAL-LA - Los Angeles, CA: Surveilance Price Gouging
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KBCW 44 Cable 12 - San Francisco, CA: Meta Holiday Hack
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: Several Tech Bills Head To Governor's Desk
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Al Jazeera: Google antitrust law trial US court says google is a monopolist, violated law
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Consumer Alert — National Data Breach
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: Calm App, Doordash Software Sued For Data Sharing
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Consumer Alert: No Opt Out
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KCAL-LA - Los Angeles, CA: Investigation Into California's Newborn DNA Database
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Consumer Alert: Data Parasites
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KCBS - Los Angeles, CA: California Biobank Stores Every Baby's DNA; Parents Had No Idea
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Consumer Alert: Wall Street using AI
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KCBA (FOX) CA: Clearview AI Is Creating An AI Facial Recognition Software That Violates Privacy Laws
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KGO CA: Consumer Watchdog Calls Attorney General to Investigate Clearview AI For Violating State Law
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KNTV-SF (NBC) - San Francisco, CA: Tesla Recalls Millions of Cars
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Consumer Alert: Clearview AI
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Californians Now Have More Power Over Their Data
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KPIX CBS TV-5 San Francisco, CA: Your Car's Computer Could Be Tracking And Reporting Your Every Move
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California Votes YES on Privacy- Prop 24
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Rage For Justice Report Podcast- Prop 24 For Your Privacy
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Consumer Watchdog Hacks Tesla
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FOX KSWB: New Internet-Connected Cars Could Get Hacked
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ABC: Kill Switch Report Highlights Widespread Hacking Vulnerability of Connected Cars
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KTTV FOX: Consumer Watchdog Report Warns That Hackers Can Take Over Your Car
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SPECNEWS1: Watchdog Warns Cars With Internet Connection Vulnerable to Hacking
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KBCW: Connected Cars Pose Risk to Driver Safety Due to Hacking Vulnerability
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ABC KGO: Whistleblower Engineers Warn Connected Cars Need A Kill Switch to Stop Hacking
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KCAL: Alarming Watchdog Report Shows Connected Cars Are Vulnerable to Hacking
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ABC KGTV: Report Says Internet-Linked Cars Are Vulnerable To Hackers
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KTTV Fox 11: Consumer Watchdog Report Shows How Vulnerable Connected Cars Are To Dangerous Hacking
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NBC: Watchdog Report Show Connected Cars Lack of Cybersecurity Put Drivers at Risk
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CBS KGPE: Connected Cars Pose A Cybersecurity Risk
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Fox WDAF: High-Tech Cars Put Drivers At Risk Of Hacking Interference
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ABC WXYZ: Connected Cars Can Be Hacked Says Kill Switch Report
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KTTV GDLA: US Senators Write NHTSA About Connected Car Concerns
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FOX KPTV: Kill Switch Report Details Cybersecurity Issues With Internet Connected Cars
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CBS LA: Kill Switch Study Finds Connected Cars Are Vulnerable to Hacking
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FOX KTTV: Consumer Watchdog on Privacy Issues, Hacking Risks With Internet-Connected Toys
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