Privacy

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.

Consumer Alert: National Data Breach

Data Brokers Collect Your Location, Share It With Companies and Law Enforcement. Opting Out Isn't Easy But Here's How That's Changing

CA AI Bills Get Watered Down As They Move to Senate Floor

Senate Bill 1047, the high-profile bill aimed at regulating future AI systems, was amended following suggestions from the AI company Anthropic. Another bill concerning discriminatory algorithms, AB 2930, was also defanged, and a bill mandating the DMV disclose more autonomous vehicle data also moved forward.

Software Used By a Meditation App and DoorDash is Being Sued For Sending Personal Data to Unknown Third Parties Without Consent

Calm is a popular guided meditation app that seeks to help you "stress less," "sleep more," and "live mindfully." It also tells lots of unknown third parties that you're depressed without your consent. People order food through DoorDash and swipe on the dating app Tagged, but it's collecting their geolocation. 

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.

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.

Hallucinating Risk: Here’s How Artificial Intelligence Is Taking Over Wall Street and What Can be Done About It

Major Wall Street investment banks are pouring billions of dollars into AI research, patents, and financing without adequate safeguards, according to an investigation by Consumer Watchdog.Financial services spending on...

One of the Largest HIV Privacy Breach Payments Arriving in Mailboxes This Week

Los Angeles, CA – Checks for $1,821.58 were mailed late last week to hundreds of Californians whose confidential medical information—including their HIV status—was allegedly accessed and shared without their consent. The...

Consumer Alert: Clearview AI

Visit https://cppa.ca.gov/webapplications/complaint to speak out against Clearview AI's privacy violations, and tell the CPPA that you do not agree to have your face be entered into Clearview AI's database for facial recognition AI software.

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