Our neighbors to the north have passed a facial recognition ban (13th in the country) and added a first in the nation twist – a ban on facial recognition use by private operators in open-to-the-public spaces, like shops. Congratulation to…
Author: Tracy Rosenberg
AC Transit Adopts BRT Camera Privacy Policy
Obstructed Public Records Requests at Oakland PD Lead to Lawsuits
A collective of journalists and researchers, including Oakland Privacy and our research director Mike Katz-Lacabe have sued the Oakland Police Department for delaying public records requests – for years and years. A pair of lawsuits, one initiated by journalists Scott…
OP Joins Consumer Groups Supporting The Payment Choice Act
Prominent consumer and privacy protection groups have joined together to support federal legislation ensuring the ability to buy goods and services with cash. The letter states: Noncash transactions generate vast amounts of data, recording the time, date, location, amount, and…
BART 2020 Annual Surveillance Report
BART has filed their annual surveillance report on the 7 surveillance technologies in use on the Bay Area Rapid Transit System.
PVE Funding Cut From State Budget
The #NoPVEinCalifornia coalition was successful in persuading the CA State Legislature to remove funding to staff the Preventing Violent Extremism program (renamed as Creating Safer Communities). The state program, modeled after the federal Countering Violent Extremism, doles out grants to…