Privacy

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...

Are California’s New Draft AI Regs Good?

November 27, 2023  ·  Justin Kloczko

More and more, AI is making decisions for us without us evening knowing it. On Monday, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released draft language (opens in...

The California Public Utilities Commission Oks Driverless Expansion Despite Incomplete Safety Record

August 10, 2023  ·  Justin Kloczko

A former Cruise lawyer and current CPUC commissioner voted in favor of his former employer

The California Public Utilities Commission Must Reject Robotaxi Expansion

August 9, 2023  ·  Justin Kloczko

The city of San Francisco said there have been over 240 such reported incidents since the beginning of the year. But you wouldn’t know it if you asked regulators or the robotaxi companies themselves. They don't have to report it.

Consumer Watchdog Applauds CA Privacy Agency’s Investigation into Car Data

July 31, 2023  ·  Justin Kloczko

California’s privacy enforcement agency is investigating how car companies that collect personal data—a ballooning multibillion dollar industry—are complying with data privacy laws.

The White House AI Guidelines: PR Over Policy

July 27, 2023  ·  Justin Kloczko

While companies such as Open AI, Meta and Google have agreed to promote “safety, security and transparency” regarding their AI technology with the Biden Administration, the agreement rings more like a virtue signaling public relations move than meaningful action.

What Will CA Data Privacy Enforcement Look Like if it’s Headed by a Former Amazon Lawyer?

July 18, 2023  ·  Justin Kloczko

The new head of enforcement for the California Privacy Protection Agency was mostly recently a top lawyer for Amazon who defended the monopoly against data...

CA Privacy Agency Rolls Out Preliminary AI Regs

July 17, 2023  ·  Justin Kloczko

We’re getting our first peek at how the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is approaching its next round of rulemaking surrounding what control we have over our personal information collected by businesses.

Judge Delays CA Data Privacy Law to 2024

June 30, 2023  ·  Justin Kloczko

California’s new data privacy law won’t take effect until March 29, 2024 after a superior court judge Friday ruled the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) didn’t pass regulations in a timely manner.