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Patent Applications Reveal the Surveillance of Amazon and Google Digital Assistants

December 1, 2017  ·  Evan Thomas King

Jamie Court sits down with KCBS to warn consumers: Don’t trust Google and Amazon’s digital assistants as they spy on people in their own homes.

Consumer Watchdog Warns Amazon Echo and Google Home Are Tools of Mass Surveillance

December 1, 2017  ·  Evan Thomas King

John Simpson, Privacy Project Director of Consumer Watchdog, warns consumers not to trust Google Home or Alexa, as they spy on users in their own...

How you can avoid scams on Giving Tuesday

November 29, 2017  ·  Evan Thomas King

Jamie Court of Consumer Watchdog warns consumers of “Giving Tuesday” Scams

Home Invasion: Digital Home Assistants Press Conference

November 23, 2017  ·  Evan Thomas King

Consumer Watchdog unveils its new report on the patent applications for digital home assistants which reveal unsettling intentions for audio surveillance.

Digital Assistants Spy on Owners and Sell Data to Advertisers, Says Consumer Watchdog

November 15, 2017  ·  Evan Thomas King

Consumer Watchdog tells NBC: Don’t trust Google or Amazon, as they have plans to record your confidential conversations and sell them to advertisers.

Internet Christmas Scams Rampant on Social Media, Consumer Watchdog Warns

November 14, 2017  ·  Evan Thomas King

John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog warns holiday shoppers to be wary of holiday deals on social media.

Does Megan’s Law Put A Scarlet Letter On A Sex Offender’s Former Address?

October 31, 2017  ·  Evan Thomas King

A La Puente woman says it does and that she has become the target of vandals. CBS2’s Randy Paige investigated and discovered a loophole in...

We Need a Watchdog

October 21, 2017  ·  John Ennis

In dark times, we need a watchdog.

Delta Tunnels Press Conference

October 10, 2017  ·  John Ennis

“If these people vote yes today, Eric Garcetti is a sellout.” Liza Tucker of Consumer Watchdog breaks down the payoff at the heart of why...

Consumer Watchdog: Privacy & Tech

September 29, 2017  ·  John Ennis

Some of the ways that Consumer Watchdog is a forward-facing organization when it comes to the future of consumer rights and privacy issues.

The Legend of Prop 103!

September 28, 2017  ·  John Ennis

Insurance in California used to be like the Wild West. Then, Prop 103 came to town.

Consumer Watchdog says Equifax’s Credit Monitoring Service May Be Illegal

September 11, 2017  ·  Evan Thomas King

After Equifax’s data breech it has tried to placate the public by offering free credit monitoring, on the condition you waive your right to sue....