Privacy

In Letter to Congress, Consumer Watchdog Outlines Weaknesses in the American Privacy Rights Act

May 22, 2024  ·  Justin Kloczko

Los Angeles, CA — Ahead of the bill’s markup Thursday, Consumer Watchdog sent a letter to the Chairs of the House Energy & Commerce Committee...

Privacy Agency Talks Specter of Federal Preemption

May 13, 2024  ·  Justin Kloczko

The American Privacy Rights Act Would Virtually Defang the California Privacy Protection Agency.

Federal Privacy Law, Sponsored By Microsoft

May 8, 2024  ·  Justin Kloczko

The top campaign contributor to APRA's author, Sen. Maria Cantwell, is Microsoft, who is endorsing the bill.

As Washington Stalls, CA Legislature Advances A Number of Tech and Privacy Bills

April 26, 2024  ·  Justin Kloczko

With Congress at an all-time low in terms of the amount of legislation it has passed, the public is turning to the state level as a way to push forward change.

Are Draft AI Regs Too Strong or Too Weak? The CA Privacy Agency Can’t Decide.

March 14, 2024  ·  Justin Kloczko

Do the regs have a loophole?

Responding to Clearview AI’s Comments Concerning Consumer Watchdog’s Report on Clearview AI’s Abuses of Our Privacy Rights

February 26, 2024  ·  Ryan Mellino

In the wake of the publishing of Consumer Watchdog’s report on Clearview AI, both the company’s CEO, Hoan Ton-That, and General Counsel, Jack Mulcaire, objected to the...

Consumer Watchdog Report Shows How Wall Street AI Could Cause a Financial Crisis And How it Can Be Stopped

January 11, 2024  ·  Justin Kloczko

Wall Street banks are seeking patents and trademarks for a range of uses, with JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley seeking AI patents and trademarks for investment, analyzing securities, and predicting stock prices and portfolios.

Hallucinating Risk: Here’s How Artificial Intelligence Is Taking Over Wall Street and What Can be Done About It

January 11, 2024  ·  Justin Kloczko

Major Wall Street investment banks are pouring billions of dollars into AI research, patents, and financing without adequate safeguards, according to an investigation by Consumer...

CA Privacy Agency Debates Scope of Automated Decisions, Proposes Opt Out Preference Signal Legislation

December 11, 2023  ·  Justin Kloczko

The state’s top data privacy enforcer, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), has voted on to send a package of rules surrounding data cyber security audits...

Consumer Alert: Clearview AI

December 11, 2023  ·  Jerry Flanagan

Visit https://cppa.ca.gov/webapplications/complaint to speak out against Clearview AI's privacy violations, and tell the CPPA that you do not agree to have your face be entered into Clearview AI's database for facial recognition AI software.

Carrier Management – Details of Calif. Wildfire Plan Sketchy, but a Useful Marketing Tool for Data Vendors

December 7, 2023  ·  Mary Kozanian

By Jim Sans, CARRIER MANAGEMENT https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2023/11/22/255751.htm

CA Attorney General and Leading Consumer Privacy Agency Urged to Prevent “Clear and Present Danger” to Privacy by Clearview AI Facial Recognition Software

December 5, 2023  ·  Jerry Flanagan

Los Angeles, CA – Clearview AI’s facial recognition software “represents a clear and present danger to our societal norms and our privacy,” Consumer Watchdog wrote...