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Author: Tracy Rosenberg
Shotspotter Document Shows Humans Overrule Software Based On 100% Certainty of Mind
In the Chicago lawsuit filed by Michael Williams, a Chicago resident who served 9 months in jail before charges against him were dismissed, gunshot detection manufacturer Shotspotter released a 19-page operational document to the plaintiffs. The document was the only…
Federal Trade Commission Proposed Rulemaking On Data Privacy And Commercial Surveillance
On November 21st, the newly filled out Federal Trade Commission accepted written comments on an Announcement of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that asked a sweeping set of questions about what to do about the commercial data economy in the United States.…
CA Privacy Advocates Comments To CA Privacy Protection Agency 11/21/22
A coalition of privacy advocates, including Oakland Privacy, Media Alliance, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, ACLU Action, Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Consumer Federation submitted comments on the latest draft of CA Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) rulemaking. The rulemaking follows the Ca…
Oakland Police Department Captain Selling Shotspotter Gun Detection Software in Portland
Portland privacy activists have reported that Oakland Police Captain Trevelyon Jones, the head of OPD’s Shotspotter Division, has been appearing remotely at community meetings in Portland, Oregon at the request of gunshot detection software manufacturer Shotspotter, to hawk their product.…
2023 Privacy Rights Fellow: Jessica Ramos
Oakland Privacy is pleased to announce that Jessica Ramos will be joining us as the 2023 Privacy Rights Fellow. Jessica is Oakland born-and-raised and is currently pursuing a Ph.D at the Annenberg School at the University of Southern California. She…
Don’t Write That Down: Reflections on Body Temperature and Ovulation Surveillance
by Ursula Curiousa When I was learning to read and write, my teacher gave me homework to devise my very first survey to deploy with three people. Question 1 for all of us in the class: “What is your name?”…
Drones Flew Over The Solano Stroll
In September, the next door cities of Berkeley and Albany hold a street fair called the Solano Stroll, along the avenue that crosses both cities. The event attracts thousands of people. A report filed with the Berkeley City Council due…
Privacy Lawsuit Against Oracle
3 privacy activists, including OP member Mike Katz-Lacabe, have filed a class action lawsuit against Oracle Corporation for ongoing privacy violations. The plaintiffs are represented by the Lief Cabrasar law firm, which has worked on major privacy litigation. The lawsuit,…
CA’s New Digital License Plates Won’t Have GPS Trackers
The license plates on your car already pass through a blanket of automated license plate readers on CA roadways. For even more surveillance, new digital license plates becoming available from the CA DMV were planned to have embedded GPS tracking.…