Latest Privacy Releases
Are Draft AI Regs Too Strong or Too Weak? The CA Privacy Agency Can’t Decide.
Do the regs have a loophole?
Responding to Clearview AI’s Comments Concerning Consumer Watchdog’s Report on Clearview AI’s Abuses of Our Privacy Rights
In the wake of the publishing of Consumer Watchdog’s report on Clearview AI, both the company’s CEO, Hoan Ton-That, and General Counsel, Jack Mulcaire, objected to the report. In this blog, we respond to Mr. Ton-That’s and Mr. Mulcaire’s statements,...
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.
CA Privacy Agency Debates Scope of Automated Decisions, Proposes Opt Out Preference Signal Legislation
The state’s top data privacy enforcer, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), has voted on to send a package of rules surrounding data cyber security audits to public comment while sending regulations for risk assessments and automated decisions back...
CA Attorney General and Leading Consumer Privacy Agency Urged to Prevent “Clear and Present Danger” to Privacy by Clearview AI Facial Recognition Software
Los Angeles, CA - Clearview AI’s facial recognition software “represents a clear and present danger to our societal norms and our privacy,” Consumer Watchdog wrote to the California Attorney General and the California Privacy Protection Agency. Consumer Watchdog called...
Are California’s New Draft AI Regs Good?
More and more, AI is making decisions for us without us evening knowing it. On Monday, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released draft language for business compliance regarding automated decisionmaking (ADM). Overall, they are a strong start that give...
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 California Public Utilities Commission Must Reject Robotaxi Expansion
The city of San Francisco said there have been over 240 such reported incidents since the beginning of the year. But you wouldn’t know it if you asked regulators or the robotaxi companies themselves. They don't have to report it.
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.
The White House AI Guidelines: PR Over Policy
While companies such as Open AI, Meta and Google have agreed to promote “safety, security and transparency” regarding their AI technology with the Biden Administration, the agreement rings more like a virtue signaling public relations move than meaningful action.
Privacy Videos
Consumer Alert: Wall Street using AI
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KCBA (FOX) CA: Clearview AI Is Creating An AI Facial Recognition Software That Violates Privacy Laws
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KGO CA: Consumer Watchdog Calls Attorney General to Investigate Clearview AI For Violating State Law
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KNTV-SF (NBC) - San Francisco, CA: Tesla Recalls Millions of Cars
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Consumer Alert: Clearview AI
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Californians Now Have More Power Over Their Data
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KPIX CBS TV-5 San Francisco, CA: Your Car's Computer Could Be Tracking And Reporting Your Every Move
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California Votes YES on Privacy- Prop 24
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Rage For Justice Report Podcast- Prop 24 For Your Privacy
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Consumer Watchdog Hacks Tesla
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FOX KSWB: New Internet-Connected Cars Could Get Hacked
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ABC: Kill Switch Report Highlights Widespread Hacking Vulnerability of Connected Cars
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KTTV FOX: Consumer Watchdog Report Warns That Hackers Can Take Over Your Car
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SPECNEWS1: Watchdog Warns Cars With Internet Connection Vulnerable to Hacking
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KBCW: Connected Cars Pose Risk to Driver Safety Due to Hacking Vulnerability
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ABC KGO: Whistleblower Engineers Warn Connected Cars Need A Kill Switch to Stop Hacking
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KCAL: Alarming Watchdog Report Shows Connected Cars Are Vulnerable to Hacking
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ABC KGTV: Report Says Internet-Linked Cars Are Vulnerable To Hackers
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KTTV Fox 11: Consumer Watchdog Report Shows How Vulnerable Connected Cars Are To Dangerous Hacking
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NBC: Watchdog Report Show Connected Cars Lack of Cybersecurity Put Drivers at Risk
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CBS KGPE: Connected Cars Pose A Cybersecurity Risk
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Fox WDAF: High-Tech Cars Put Drivers At Risk Of Hacking Interference
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ABC WXYZ: Connected Cars Can Be Hacked Says Kill Switch Report
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KTTV GDLA: US Senators Write NHTSA About Connected Car Concerns
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FOX KPTV: Kill Switch Report Details Cybersecurity Issues With Internet Connected Cars
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CBS LA: Kill Switch Study Finds Connected Cars Are Vulnerable to Hacking
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FOX KTTV: Consumer Watchdog on Privacy Issues, Hacking Risks With Internet-Connected Toys
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CBS Evening News With Norah O'Donnell: Jamie Court Explains the Value of CA's Consumer Privacy Act
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WAFF TV-48 Alabama: Watchdog Report Highlights Car-Hacking Risks
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ABC KFSN: Internet-Connected Vehicles At Risk Of Being Hacked Says New Watchdog Report
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KPIX CBS: Connected Cars Need A Kill Switch To Stop Dangerous Hacking
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KCAL: Kill Switch Report Warns of Hacking Risk For Connected Cars
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KTLA: Consumer Watchdog Report Warns of Hacking Risk For Internet Connected Cars
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CBS This Morning: "Movie Pass Engages in Deceptive Data Mining" Says Consumer Watchdog
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California Passes Strictest Privacy Law in Nation - Rising Up w/Sonali
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Consumer Watchdog Exposes
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How Google backs Backpage Sex-Trafficking, Press Conference Pt. 1
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How Google backs Backpage Sex-Trafficking, Press Conference Pt. 3
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Amazon Prime? Or Amazon Slime?
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KMAX CBS Sacramento: Amazon shows deceptive prices to trick consumers, says Consumer Watchdog
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KABC Los Angeles: Anti-Child Sex Trafficking Groups Call Out Google's Backing of Backpage
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KPIX-CBS, San Francisco: DMV Investigates Uber After Consumer Watchdog report
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KFMB CBS 8, San Diego: Amazon Prime Day Deals? Consumer Watchdog Says Beware
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Asking about I AM JANE DOE at Google Shareholder Meeting
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KNBC Los Angeles: Liza Tucker weighs in on regulators' failure to test camp for toxic waste
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KNBC Los Angeles: Consumer Watchdog shows how Google helped fund defense of Backpage
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KIRO CBS 7, Seattle, WA: Consumer Watchdog: Amazon Uses Fake "List Prices" to Trick Consumers
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"I Am Jane Doe" introduction
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WZZM ABC, Grand Rapids, MI: New Bill Would Put Driverless Cars In Legal Limbo Says Consumer Watchdog
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