Privacy

Consumer Watchdog investigations and advocacy on data privacy, surveillance, AI, and your right to control your personal information.

How New CA Privacy Regulations Can Be Drawn to Stop Biased Algorithms

March 29, 2023 · Justin Kloczko

Los Angeles, CA—Today Consumer Watchdog released a report spotlighting the profiling flaws of algorithms and submitted a letter this week to the state privacy agency...

Unseen Hand: How Automatic Decision-making Breeds Discrimination and What Can Be Done About It

March 29, 2023 · Justin Kloczko

Consumer Watchdog released a report spotlighting the profiling flaws of algorithms and submitted a letter this week to the state privacy agency outlining how new...

Federal Data Privacy Preemption is Not Dead

March 7, 2023 · Justin Kloczko

Congress showed interest in the American Data Privacy and Protection Act last week, and California has sent another letter urging lawmakers to strike state preemption....

City of LA Must Stop Approving Digital Ad Contracts That Violate Privacy Laws

February 14, 2023 · Justin Kloczko

Today Consumer Watchdog called on the city’s new leadership to address a bus shelter contract approved by the City Council that tracks people’s location via digital ads on our public sidewalks.

New Financial Data Privacy Bill Gets Endorsement From…Wall Street

February 9, 2023 · Justin Kloczko

Welcome to the latest Truth in Privacy dispatch, Consumer Watchdog’s tech and privacy newsletter. There is a new threat to financial data privacy, and it...

CA Privacy Board OKs Landmark Personal Data Regulations, Some Key Protections Left Out

February 7, 2023 · Justin Kloczko

Los Angeles, CA—After nearly a year of rulemaking and over 1,000 pages of public comments later, the country’s first dedicated data privacy agency on Friday...

Landmark Privacy Law Will Take Effect Without Final Regulations

December 27, 2022 · Justin Kloczko

April is the earliest regulations will be done.

Privacy Board Walks Back Some Pro-Consumer Regulations, Nears CPRA Finalization

November 1, 2022 · Justin Kloczko

Welcome to the latest Truth in Privacy dispatch, Consumer Watchdog’s tech and privacy newsletter. Two years since the passage of the voter-approved California Privacy Rights...

Last-Minute Proposed Changes Could Weaken Landmark CA Privacy Rules

October 25, 2022 · Justin Kloczko

Los Angeles, CA—As California begins to finalize a groundbreaking privacy law this week, Consumer Watchdog is calling on the agency drafting regulations to tighten rules...

Privacy Dawn: What’s At Stake With Our Data and How It’s Being Protected

October 19, 2022 · Justin Kloczko

Our personal data is sold hundreds of times a day and worth hundreds of billions of dollars, but if regulations for a first-in-the-nation privacy law...

Privacy Groups Urge Pelosi to Halt Preemption of California Privacy Law

September 7, 2022 · Justin Kloczko

Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog and a coalition of nonprofits opposed preemption of California’s landmark privacy law in a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...

Consumer Watchdog Calls on State Privacy Board to Tighten Draft Regulations as Hearings Commence

August 24, 2022 · Justin Kloczko

Los Angeles, CA — As a two-day comment period begins today over new privacy regulations, Consumer Watchdog is highlighting stringent rules for personal data use...