Tag: Privacy
KTTV FOX TV-11 Los Angeles, CA: Consumers Want The Brakes Put On Driverless Cars
As Americans Hit the Road for Memorial Day, Consumer Watchdog Poll Finds Voters Want Congress to Apply the Brakes on Driverless Cars
LOS ANGELES, CA – As Americans Hit the Road for Memorial Day driving their own cars, voters surveyed in four states have serious safety and...
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Consumer Watchdog Raises Privacy Concerns with California’s Infant DNA Database
Are They Always Listening? Smart Assistants Like Alexa Under Fire Over Privacy Concerns
Consumer Watchdog Backs California DMV’s Call For Robot Car Makers To Explain Robot Car Failures
LOS ANGELES, CA – Consumer Watchdog today backed the Californian Department of Motor Vehicle’s effort that in effect told eight robot car manufacturers to stop beating...
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Consumer Watchdog Calls on DMV to Open Robot Car Application Process to Public after Waymo Application Is Deemed Ready for Review
LOS ANGELES, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on the Department of Motor Vehicles to open its application process for granting permits to test driverless...
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Google’s First-Quarter Lobbying Expenditures Top $5 Mmillion; AT&T, Comcast Each Surpass $4 Million
LOS ANGELES, CA – Google’s lobbying expenditures in the first quarter of this year topped $5 million, as the Internet giant sought to influence federal...
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No Free Lunch on Facebook
Much of the criticism of Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in Congress from the public and the media alike was leveled at members of Congress for asking...
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Consumer Watchdog Calls on Google, Verizon, Comcast and AT&T to Follow Facebook and Drop Opposition to Privacy Ballot Initiative
LOS ANGELES – Consumer Watchdog today called on tech giants Google, Comcast, AT&T and Verizon to follow Facebook’s lead and drop their opposition to a...
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Consumer Watchdog Calls on Congress to Act to Regulate Facebook and Protect Online Privacy
LOS ANGELES – Consumer Watchdog today called on Congress to enact legislation that would protect consumers’ online privacy and not merely facilitate Facebook CEO Mark...
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Consumer Watchdog Welcomes Law That Holds Websites Like Backpage Accountable for Sex Trafficking
LOS ANGELES – Consumer Watchdog today welcomed President Trump’s signing of FOSTA/SESTA into law, calling it a major victory for victims of Internet sex trafficking...
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