How You Can Take Action Against Fraud and Surveillance by Big Tech
Corporate surveillance is costing California residents billions in economic losses—and even worse, helps feed into misinformation operations by foreign adversaries.
- Meta (which owns Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp) makes 10% of its ad revenue from scams and policy-violating ads, according to a report by Reuters.
- The FBI warns that “Cyber criminals use advertisements that imitate legitimate companies to misdirect targets conducting an internet search for a specific website.”
- Ever wonder how you got targeted for that online scam? The sad truth is that it’s because of ordinary companies that you might not suspect. Both online and offline, many companies choose to feed a stream of facts about you to big “AI” systems that track and profile you—including singling you out as a target for fraud.
California Online Scam Victims Can Take Legal Action
You can take action. As a California resident, you have three teams who can help you not just avoid online scams, but get justice when Big Tech’s algorithms turn against you.
- Your legal rights in court: do you have a fraud case against companies that tracked you?
- CalPrivacy: the State of California has a regulatory agency that accepts complaints from residents.
- Privacy tools and settings: You can customize the software and sites you use to better protect yourself.
Victims of Online Fraud Should Contact the California Privacy Center
If you have been scammed or defrauded online, we want to help you understand your options to fight back. Sign up now for a free evaluation, and we’ll help you answer some key questions.
- Do I have a case?
- Should I file a complaint with CalPrivacy?
- What technical choices can I make to help protect myself?