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Freddy Brewster

Berkeley

Digital Producer at KTVU-TV (Oakland, CA)

Journalist at Freelance

Reporter for @LeverNews Words in @latimes, @DatelineNBC, @KTVU, @CalMatters and others

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  • 1 week ago | progressivehub.net | Freddy Brewster |Ryan Black

    Companies accused of exposing consumers to fraud and trickery want Trump to let them freely buy and sell your personal information. By Freddy Brewster, The LeverAs the Trump administration attempts to eviscerate the federal agency tasked with overseeing consumer protection, Big Tech trade associations and data brokers peddling consumer data are trying to kill a rule that would limit how they can sell sensitive personal information like your Social Security number and home address.

  • 2 weeks ago | jacobin.com | Freddy Brewster

    As the Trump administration attempts to eviscerate the federal agency tasked with overseeing consumer protection, Big Tech trade associations and data brokers peddling consumer data are trying to kill a rule that would limit how they can sell sensitive personal information like your Social Security number and home address. Some of those companies have been previously sued by regulators for issuing false credit reports and tricking consumers into monthly paid subscriptions.

  • 2 weeks ago | levernews.com | Freddy Brewster

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  • 3 weeks ago | portside.org | Freddy Brewster

    Biden and Trump’s Leniency on Corporate Crime Published April 19, 2025 The federal government under President Joe Biden prosecuted fewer corporate crime cases than at any point in the last three decades. White-collar criminal prosecutions hit a thirty-year low in recent years, according to data shared exclusively with the Lever.

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Freddy Brewster @freddy_brewster
10 May 25

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Freddy Brewster
Freddy Brewster @freddy_brewster
10 May 25

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Freddy Brewster
Freddy Brewster @freddy_brewster
9 May 25

RT @JessCDickinson: And in case you’re wondering, the Timken family has donated to the campaigns of current Justices Deters, Kennedy, DeWin…