Latest Privacy Releases

Surveillance Pricing Bill Moves Forward

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

NEWS RELEASE: Surveillance Pricing Bill Moves Forward

AB 446 Stops Businesses From Setting Prices Based on Data.

NEWS RELEASE: Surveillance Pricing Bill Advances

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

The California Public Utilities Commission Must Reject Robotaxi Expansion

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

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.

Judge Delays CA Data Privacy Law to 2024

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.

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

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...

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

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.

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

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...

Landmark Privacy Law Will Take Effect Without Final Regulations

April is the earliest regulations will be done.

Last-Minute Proposed Changes Could Weaken Landmark CA Privacy Rules

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...

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KCAL-LA - Los Angeles, CA: Personal Data Used To Target Shoppers
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KCBA (FOX) - Monterey, CA: CA Bill Aims To Put An End To Surveillance Price Gouging
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KLAS-LV (CBS) - Las Vegas, NV: Surveillance Pricing
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KIRO-SEA (CBS) - Seattle, WA: CA Lawmakers Consider Bill On Price Gouging
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AB 446 Press Conference
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Consumer Alert: Surveillance Pricing
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KTTV-LA (FOX) - Los Angeles, CA: Prices Are being Adjusted Based On Your Shopping Habits
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: Surveillance Price Gouging
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KCAL-LA - Los Angeles, CA: Surveilance Price Gouging
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KBCW 44 Cable 12 - San Francisco, CA: Meta Holiday Hack
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: Several Tech Bills Head To Governor's Desk
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Al Jazeera: Google antitrust law trial US court says google is a monopolist, violated law
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Consumer Alert — National Data Breach
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KTVU-SF (FOX) - San Francisco, CA: Calm App, Doordash Software Sued For Data Sharing
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Consumer Alert: No Opt Out
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KCAL-LA - Los Angeles, CA: Investigation Into California's Newborn DNA Database
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Consumer Alert: Data Parasites
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KCBS - Los Angeles, CA: California Biobank Stores Every Baby's DNA; Parents Had No Idea
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Consumer Alert: Wall Street using AI
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KCBA (FOX) CA: Clearview AI Is Creating An AI Facial Recognition Software That Violates Privacy Laws
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KGO CA: Consumer Watchdog Calls Attorney General to Investigate Clearview AI For Violating State Law
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KNTV-SF (NBC) - San Francisco, CA: Tesla Recalls Millions of Cars
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Consumer Alert: Clearview AI
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Californians Now Have More Power Over Their Data
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KPIX CBS TV-5 San Francisco, CA: Your Car's Computer Could Be Tracking And Reporting Your Every Move
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California Votes YES on Privacy- Prop 24
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Rage For Justice Report Podcast- Prop 24 For Your Privacy
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Consumer Watchdog Hacks Tesla
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FOX KSWB: New Internet-Connected Cars Could Get Hacked
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ABC: Kill Switch Report Highlights Widespread Hacking Vulnerability of Connected Cars
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KTTV FOX: Consumer Watchdog Report Warns That Hackers Can Take Over Your Car
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SPECNEWS1: Watchdog Warns Cars With Internet Connection Vulnerable to Hacking
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KBCW: Connected Cars Pose Risk to Driver Safety Due to Hacking Vulnerability
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ABC KGO: Whistleblower Engineers Warn Connected Cars Need A Kill Switch to Stop Hacking
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KCAL: Alarming Watchdog Report Shows Connected Cars Are Vulnerable to Hacking
02:51
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ABC KGTV: Report Says Internet-Linked Cars Are Vulnerable To Hackers
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KTTV Fox 11: Consumer Watchdog Report Shows How Vulnerable Connected Cars Are To Dangerous Hacking
01:05
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NBC: Watchdog Report Show Connected Cars Lack of Cybersecurity Put Drivers at Risk
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CBS KGPE: Connected Cars Pose A Cybersecurity Risk
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Fox WDAF: High-Tech Cars Put Drivers At Risk Of Hacking Interference
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ABC WXYZ: Connected Cars Can Be Hacked Says Kill Switch Report
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KTTV GDLA: US Senators Write NHTSA About Connected Car Concerns
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FOX KPTV: Kill Switch Report Details Cybersecurity Issues With Internet Connected Cars
02:28
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CBS LA: Kill Switch Study Finds Connected Cars Are Vulnerable to Hacking
01:41
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FOX KTTV: Consumer Watchdog on Privacy Issues, Hacking Risks With Internet-Connected Toys
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CBS Evening News With Norah O'Donnell: Jamie Court Explains the Value of CA's Consumer Privacy Act
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WAFF TV-48 Alabama: Watchdog Report Highlights Car-Hacking Risks
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ABC KFSN: Internet-Connected Vehicles At Risk Of Being Hacked Says New Watchdog Report
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KPIX CBS: Connected Cars Need A Kill Switch To Stop Dangerous Hacking
02:31
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KCAL: Kill Switch Report Warns of Hacking Risk For Connected Cars
01:29

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