Operationalizing data subject rights: How Consumer Reports is aiming to help
With the rise of data subject rights in privacy law, privacy practitioners are often challenged with operationalizing what can be a complex and risky endeavor. California, through the CCPA and CPRA, has emerged as a leader on this in the United States. Advocacy organization Consumer Reports has no…
Ep. 7 | Collecting vs. Sharing vs. Selling Data... What's the difference? (Guest: Justin Brookman)
What does it mean for a website to collect data? What about sharing data? Selling data? These are all real realities of today's online world, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're bad. We discuss when it's ok and when it's maybe not so ok on today's episode.
Picking fights and gaining rights, with Justin Brookman
Our Lock and Code host, David Ruiz, has a bit of an apology to make:
“Sorry for all the depressing episodes.”
When the Lock and Code podcast explored online harassment and abuse this year, our guest provided several guidelines and tips for individuals to lock down their accounts and remove their s…
Instacart caught altering prices with shady AI-driven "testing"
Justin Brookman, Director of Technology Policy for Consumer Reports, joins Chris and Amy following reports that Instacart has been charging different prices for the same items.
Algorithmic pricing raises consumer protection concerns
Jan. 19, 2026- Following an investigation into the use of algorithmic pricing by Instacart, the state attorney general's office is asking for information from the third-party shopping service. We explore the use personal data to set prices and efforts to regulate these practices with Justin Brookm…
Protecting Data Privacy
Assemblymember Chris Ward (D–San Diego) held a press conference Tuesday at the State Capitol to announce the introduction of AB 1542, new legislation to strengthen protections for sensitive personal data; continued efforts to advance AB 322, a two-year bill to ban the sale of geolocation data; and…
Surveillance Pricing
When you shop online or through an app, do you ever wonder if you’re being charged the same as someone else for the same thing? Even controlling for things like shipping address and local taxes, it turns out that today it’s not uncommon for pricing to dynamically change based on factors that may n…
Maryland Draws the Line on Personalized Prices
Greg Brady spoke to Justin Brookman, Director of Technology Policy for Consumer Reports(a nonprofit consumer advocacy group) about Maryland moves to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores.
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Global Privacy Control
Brian Kardell and Eric Meyer chat with Nick Doty from the Center for Democracy and Technology, and Justin Brookman from Consumer Reports about the W3C's Global Privacy Control specification
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Global Privacy Control Specification
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