On March 11, the Public Safety committee of the Santa Cruz City Council unanimously recommended passage of a surveillance transparency ordinance for the City of Santa Cruz. The proposed ordinance includes a complete ban on the use of predictive policing…
Author: Tracy Rosenberg
Bay Area UASI 2020
25 Groups Object to Graham-Blumenthal Anti-Encryption EARNIT Act
25 civil society groups, led by the Open Technology Institute at New America and including Oakland Privacy, sent a letter objecting to the EARNIT Act, which seeks to weaken encryption standards. The letter states: “By setting the stage for adoption…
40 Civil Rights Groups Ask Colleges To Keep Facial Recognition Off Campuses
An open letter from an assortment of civil rights groups, including Oakland Privacy, asked university administrators to keep their campuses free of facial recognition. On March 2, students and faculty at schools across the country will organize to reject facial…
CA State Auditor Says CA ALPR Use Imperils Privacy
A state audit of license plate reader use by CA law enforcement agencies requested by State Senator Scott Weiner concluded that existing policies were largely not compliant with existing state law and that laws needed to be strengthened. The CA…
Kick The Tires of the CCPA
Privacy Groups Comment on CA AG Privacy Regs
California’s statewide privacy coalition weighed in on the regulatory plans for the California Attorney General to administer and enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act. The verdict? Pretty good job by Becerra’s office, but a few things can always be better.…