Justin Brookman

@JustinBrookman

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

Washington, DC

Joined April 2010

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Justin Brookman
@JustinBrookman
Feb 6, 2015
"Here at [Institution], we take your privacy very seriously" OH NO WHAT DID YOU DO?
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Justin Brookman
@JustinBrookman
Jun 4
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.
Justin Brookman
@JustinBrookman
May 21
Nice work @FTC (and @404mediaco for their investigation 404media.co/heres-the-pitc…)
FTC
@FTC
May 21
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: bit.ly/4tKOaKX
Justin Brookman
@JustinBrookman
Dec 9, 2025
New study from @ConsumerReports, @Groundwork, and @MorePerfectUS showing how Instacart uses algorithmic pricing to charge consumers different prices for the same prices.
Instacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork...
From consumerreports.org
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Justin Brookman
@JustinBrookman
Dec 2, 2025
lol, this study just attributes all tax revenues from existing projections of GDP growth due to AI as a "moratorium dividend," implicitly presuming that any state regulation will completely eradicate all benefits to the economy from AI.
Trevor Wagener
@econwags
Dec 1, 2025
🚨 New data: Federal preemption of state AI laws isn't just about reducing red tape. It’s a $600 BILLION fiscal opportunity. By harmonizing regulations, the U.S. could secure a massive Abundance Dividend through 2035 via increased productivity and federal tax receipts. Link ⬇️