News Releases

Report Warns Uber Is Undermining Legal Accountability For Accident Victims While Expanding Use of Unproven Autonomous Vehicles, Public Safety At Risk 

March 17, 2026  ·  Justin Kloczko

Los Angeles, CA—A new report by Consumer Watchdog warns that Uber is pursuing a deceptive campaign to weaken legal accountability for motor vehicle crashes as...

New CA DMV Numbers Show Uber Robotaxi Partner Nuro Could Not Go 700 Miles Without Human Intervention; Company Seeks Liability Shield Via Ballot Measure

February 25, 2026  ·  Justin Kloczko

Los Angeles, CA – New data from the DMV shows that Uber’s robotaxi partner Nuro has racked up less than 160,000 miles of testing on California...

Consumer Alert Details Uber Example of Surveillance Pricing

December 10, 2025  ·  Justin Kloczko

Uber Tells Us One Thing and Does Another Los Angeles, CA — A short consumer alert video produced by Consumer Watchdog details Uber appearing to engage in surveillance pricing...

Industry Disinformation Kills Surveillance Pricing Bill 

September 5, 2025  ·  Justin Kloczko

Two people should not be paying different prices for the same product based on the collection of their personal data. 

Surveillance Pricing Bill Passes Out of CA Senate Judiciary

July 16, 2025  ·  Justin Kloczko

Every person has a price. AB 446 stops surveillance pricing.

Surveillance Pricing Bill Moves Forward

May 12, 2025  ·  Justin Kloczko

AB 446 prohibits businesses from using personal information of a consumer to adjust the price of goods.

NEWS RELEASE: Surveillance Pricing Bill Moves Forward

May 6, 2025  ·  Justin Kloczko

AB 446 Stops Businesses From Setting Prices Based on Data.

NEWS RELEASE: Surveillance Pricing Bill Advances

March 18, 2025  ·  Justin Kloczko

AB 446, which proposes a ban on surveillance pricing, advances to the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

Consumer Alert Shows Need to Pass New Bill on Surveillance Pricing

February 20, 2025  ·  Justin Kloczko

Companies really are trying to get inside your head thanks to mountains of personal data to predict your desires and prey on your impulses.

New Report Details How Companies Use Surveillance to Charge Different Prices for the Same Item

December 17, 2024  ·  Justin Kloczko

Corporations use surveillance to charge individualized prices based on a person’s data and assumptions on their eagerness to pay for an item.

Newsom’s Veto of Bill Allowing Consumers to Globally Opt Out of Data Use is Bad for Everyone Except Tech Companies Like Google

September 23, 2024  ·  Justin Kloczko

Governor Newsom didn't sign a bill that his own agency itself sponsored to give Californians easy control over their data.

Report Shows That Less Than 1% of Californians Exercise Privacy Rights with Data Brokers

September 12, 2024  ·  Justin Kloczko

Data Brokers Collect Your Location, Share It With Companies and Law Enforcement.