Report Shows How Loophole in Privacy Law Makes Opting Out of Facebook Data Sharing Difficult; Global Opt Out Law Needed
Facebook alone gets data from thousands of companies, and opting out is annoying.
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Consumer Watchdog investigations and advocacy on data privacy, surveillance, AI, and your right to control your personal information.
The Tech Bills The California Privacy Agency Has Eyes On
The agency has some edits.
Key AI and Data Privacy Bills Move Through CA Legislature
California Bills regulating major AI systems of tomorrow, the data of minors, algorithms, and web browsers made key advancements in the legislature Tuesday. As a federal data privacy law appears to be in jeopardy, and California is forging relationships with international allies over D.C. in the name of data privacy, these bills move closer to the governor's desk.
What’s Changed in the New Federal Privacy Bill?
36 hours before advancing out of subcommittee to the full Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday, lawmakers released a revised version of the American Privacy Rights Act
In Letter to Congress, Consumer Watchdog Outlines Weaknesses in the American Privacy Rights Act
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
The American Privacy Rights Act Would Virtually Defang the California Privacy Protection Agency.
Federal Privacy Law, Sponsored By Microsoft
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
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.
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
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
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
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 Watchdog.