Justin Brookman

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

[Justin Brookman @JustinBrookman]

"Here at [Institution], we take your privacy very seriously" OH NO WHAT DID YOU DO?

[paris martineau @parismartineau]

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 (🧵)

[Justin Brookman @JustinBrookman]

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.

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

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.

https://t.co/NzkOPNalQ3

[Justin Brookman @JustinBrookman]

Nice work @ftc (and @404mediaco for their investigation https://t.co/vee6MDXHdh)

[FTC @FTC]

FTC to require Cox Media Group, two other firms to pay nearly $1 million to settle charges they deceived customers about “active listening” AI-powered marketing service: https://t.co/i8MDDkLbBH

[Tom Lee @tjl]

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.

[Jessy Han @hjessy_]

Bernie Sanders, 84, makes as many shots here (4) as the Orlando Magic did in the second half last night

[Justin Brookman @JustinBrookman]

@neil_chilson @CharlieBull0ck @austinc3301 Consumer Reports certainly does not support this bill! We alerted some of our IL members about a different bill at the hearing; this one member weighed in on a bunch of other bills, including this one.

[Tom Lee @tjl]

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

[Wally Nowinski @Nowooski]

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.

[Vinny Daniel @Vinny_Daniel0]

The future is now

[Rob Freund @RobertFreundLaw]

Another day, another "fake discount" class action. This one's against Madewell.

[SABEW @SABEW]

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

[Corbin Lathrop @corbinlathrop]

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 🔥

[Corbin Lathrop @corbinlathrop]

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

[California Privacy Protection Agency @CalPrivacy]

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: https://t.co/6Da2t7mAlV

[Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons @FirewallDragons]

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).

https://t.co/jsNdIMyaoY

[Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons @FirewallDragons]

Tune in Monday when I'll be speaking with @ericgardner0 and @justinbrookman about their fascinating study of surveillance pricing - why different people pay different prices for the same things.

@ConsumerReports @MorePerfectUS

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[Justin Brookman @JustinBrookman]

@BarredinDC No, but it’s their fourth or possibly fifth best album.

[Capital Weather @capitalweather]

NEW: D.C.’s cherry blossoms will peak between March 29 and April 1, Park Service says

https://t.co/4Er3N2FF6d

[FTC @FTC]

Walmart agrees to $100 million judgment to settle FTC, states’ charges over deceptive earnings claims related to the company’s Spark Driver delivery service: https://t.co/pbkT3uxFMO /1