News Releases

​​​​​​​Consumer Watchdog Warns Continuing Revolving Door of Senior Government Auto Safety Officials to Robot Car Makers Undercuts Public’s Trust in Regulations 

December 3, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES – Consumer Watchdog today warned that an ongoing revolving door between top government auto safety officials and the manufacturers of autonomous vehicles undercuts...

Massive Marriott Data Breach Shows Need for California Consumer Privacy Act

November 30, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES — Marriott International’s massive data breach in which the personal information of up to 500 million guests could have been stolen shows the value...

Consumer Watchdog Joins Broad Coalition Telling Senate to Put Brakes on Flawed Robot Car Bill

November 28, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES – Consumer Watchdog has joined an alliance of more than 75 local, state and national organizations representing safety, law enforcement and first responders,...

U.S., European Consumer Groups Call on FTC to Investigate Google for Deceptively Tracking Android Phone Users

November 27, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

An association of more than 75 consumer groups on both sides of the Atlantic is asking the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google for...

California DMV Must Release Waymo’s Robot Car Insurance Details, Says Consumer Watchdog

November 15, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on the California Department of Motor Vehicles to release details of Waymo’s insurance coverage for the 39...

Consumer Watchdog Calls Chrysler Out Over Possible Recall For 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee

November 8, 2018  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA — Chrysler Fiat has failed to respond to a letter from the nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog sent more than two weeks ago...

California DMV’s Approval for Waymo to Test Driverless Robot Cars Is Premature

October 30, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Department of Motor Vehicles approval today of Waymo’s application to test driverless robot cars in Santa Clara County is...

Consumer Watchdog Joins Complaint Asking FTC to Investigate Apps Which Manipulate Kids

October 30, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES, CA — Consumer Watchdog today joined the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and the Center for Digital Democracy and 19 other consumer and health...

Google+ Data Breach Shows Internet Giant Cannot Be Trusted to Police Its Platform

October 10, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES – The data breach of Google’s social network, Google+, that the company hid since last March, shows that the Internet Giant cannot be...

Consumer Watchdog Calls on U.S. Antitrust Authorities to Follow Europe’s $5.1 Billion Lead, Take Action Against Google’s Android Abuses

July 18, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on U.S. antitrust authorities to follow the lead of Europe’s top competition official, Margrethe Vestager, and take decisive...

Consumer Watchdog Heralds Landmark CA Consumer Privacy Reform

June 28, 2018  ·  Jamie Court

LOS ANGELES, CA –Consumer Watchdog said today that the new privacy law passed today in California is a landmark reform and should be a bellwether for America. “Today, Californians...

Eight Consumer Advocacy Groups Call Upon FTC to Investigate Google and Facebook for Pushing Users into Choosing Less Privacy-friendly Options

June 27, 2018  ·  John M. Simpson

LOS ANGELES, CA – Consumer Watchdog today joined the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and six other consumer groups in calling on the Federal Trade...