Privacy

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 Hill – California privacy regulator reviewing data collected by smart vehicles

By Miranda Nazzaro, THE HILL https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4129237-california-privacy-regulator-reviewing-data-collected-by-smart-vehicles/ California’s privacy regulator said Monday it will be reviewing the data privacy practices of connected car manufacturers.   Connected cars offer drivers smart features including web-based entertainment,...

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.

What Will CA Data Privacy Enforcement Look Like if it’s Headed by a Former Amazon Lawyer?

The new head of enforcement for the California Privacy Protection Agency was mostly recently a top lawyer for Amazon who defended the monopoly against data privacy enforcement. But you...

Bloomberg Law – California Privacy Agency Faces Lobbying in Writing AI Rules

By Titus Wu, BLOOMBERG LAW https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/california-privacy-agency-faces-lobbying-in-writing-ai-rules Tech companies and privacy advocates are lobbying the California Privacy Protection Agency as it prepares to write new rules to guard against abuses caused by...

Corporations Are Making a Last-Ditch Effort to Stop Californians from Taking Control of Their Personal Data

The biggest lobbying arm of corporations in California has filed a lawsuit seeking to delay enforcement of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the new law giving people control...

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 agency outlining how new state...

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

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 state regulations can be...

Federal Data Privacy Preemption is Not Dead

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. With Congress still showing interest...

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.

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