Head of tech policy for Consumer Reports (@CRAdvocacy), ex-@FTC, ex-@CenDemTech, ex-NYAG, ex-BigLaw. Occasionally UVa sports too. Tweets are my own.

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"Here at [Institution], we take your privacy very seriously" OH NO WHAT DID YOU DO?
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my latest investigation for @ConsumerReports is based on months of reporting and 120 lab tests of popular snacks we found over a third of grocery products had more additives or contaminants in one serving than what health agencies have identified as safe to consume daily (🧵)
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Both Instacart and Uber are sending misleading scare emails to their customers to try to get them to oppose New York legislation that limits personalized pricing.
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The way we torture pigs is a sin. We can afford to pay a little more for one kind of food in order to not torture hundreds of millions of these poor animals. noahpinion.blog/p/the-way-we…
Please do not increase the price of food just for the sake of the pigs.
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May 2
This is frustratingly stupid. ATE cameras save lives. And DC’s are not placed inequitably. I really wish this campaign was less hellbent on undoing the progress DC has made on street safety to satisfy a few reactionary drivers.
At a recent candidate debate, we had an important conversation about traffic safety and fairness in DC. Let me be clear: we’re not going to ticket our way to Vision Zero. Too many residents feel like the current traffic camera system is predatory and prioritizes revenue over safety. That must change. As I’ve said, cameras should exist to save lives, not to place a financial burden on working families. My plan is straightforward: redesign dangerous roads, align street design with safe driving speeds, and focus enforcement where it actually prevents crashes. We will establish an Office on Vision Zero, fix inequities in camera placement, reinvest revenue back into safer streets, and hold drivers accountable—no matter where they’re from. This is about results, not rhetoric. Safe streets. Fair systems. Real accountability—for every ward.
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Bernie Sanders, 84, makes as many shots here (4) as the Orlando Magic did in the second half last night
May 2
Here’s @berniesanders warming up for his rally tonight in Rochester, MN with @peggyflanagan
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Apr 9
the DC urbanist kerfuffle in the mayoral race is reaching unimaginable heights of tedium. as a disinterested party (or at least one primarily interested in expressing his despair over it) please indulge my diagnosis
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Progressives on ride share. 2012-2024: Gig economy jobs are fake and the firms that provide them should be regulated out of existence, even if it means job losses. 2025 >: We must protect ride share jobs from the threat of robo taxis, even if it means more traffic deaths.
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The future is now
Kalshi has secured a license allowing it to offer margin trading to users, a feature that would make the prediction market platform more appealing to sophisticated institutional investors bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Another day, another "fake discount" class action. This one's against Madewell.
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Mar 25
In the Retail category, large division, the 2025 Best in Business Award winner is @ConsumerReports in collaboration with @Food & Environment Reporting Network, @Groundwork, @moreperfectus and @Guardian for “Investigating Pricing at Nation’s Largest Grocers.” #BIB25
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KYMORA JOHNSON ⚔️ First Four W vs ASU: 17 PTS, 10 REB ⚔️ Rd of 64 W vs Georgia: 28 PTS ⚔️ Rd of 32 W vs Iowa: 28 PTS @UVAWomensHoops is headed to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2000 🔥

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Final 2OT: (10) @UVAWomensHoops 83, (2) Iowa 75 The Hoos are the first women’s team to make a run from the First Four to the Sweet 16. Unreal effort to overcome a nine-point Hawkeyes lead in the 4th quarter. Kymora played all 50 minutes, scored 14 points in OT/2OT. #GoHoos
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Just announced: We’re accepting applications for the CalPrivacy Honors Fellow. If you’re a 3L/LLM/recent law grad, this is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience and work on cutting-edge issues in privacy! Find out more and apply by 4/10: calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPubli…
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Would it be fair to charge you more than someone else? What if I knew you were desperate or wealthier or just a sucker for a (fake) discount? Today we discuss surveillance pricing with @ericgardner0 (@MorePerfectUS) and @JustinBrookman (@ConsumerReports). podcast.firewallsdontstopdra…
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Feb 26
Walmart agrees to $100 million judgment to settle FTC, states’ charges over deceptive earnings claims related to the company’s Spark Driver delivery service: bit.ly/4aQo7dV /1
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One of the funnier GDPR disclosures I've seen in a while.
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We helped the BBC investigate TikTok's tracking pixel. Here's what we found, and the technical evidence we can now share publicly. TikTok's pixel is collecting data from cancer support sites, fertility clinics, and crisis mental health services, and many other sensitive websites. 🧵👇 disconnect.me/research/tikto…
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