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?”…
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,…
Oakland Privacy, the Bay Area’s anti-surveillance coalition, has put up a new website at ChromePrivacy.org to call on Google to add a global opt-out signal to the world’s most used web browser, Chrome. Years into California’s effort to give people…
by Sara Zimmerman Update: 3/31/2021 Berkeley High School parents were informed that the monitoring of what websites students visited has been put on indefinite hold. Parents will retain the ability to ban certain websites on school-issued devices. Students at Berkeley…
In this op-ed in the San Diego Union Tribune, OP member Tracy Rosenberg breaks down all the loopholes and exemptions in Prop 24 and why Californians who care about privacy rights should vote NO. Proposition 24 pretends it is making…
Privacy advocates, including Oakland Privacy, commented on the second iteration of operational rules for the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which the AG hopes to begin enforcing on July 1, 2020. The statewide coalition of privacy groups asked the…
In celebration of Data Privacy Day (earlier this week), and the operational start of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), privacy advocates invited CA legislators to take the law out for a spin. Our practice companies: Tik-ToK, a youth-oriented social…
Name Description Information You Can Find Surveillance Self Defense A guide from the Electronic Frontier Foundation that teaches you how to protect your privacy online. It covers tools, strategies, and step-by-step tutorials for defending yourself from government and corporate surveillance.…
In California, there is a powerful new law called the Delete Act (and a tool it creates called DROP). If you live in California, this is a game-changer for your privacy. What is the “Delete Act”? Right now, there are…
You’ve probably heard a lot about AI tools lately, like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity. Maybe you’ve seen a friend use them or even tried them yourself to do everything from finding the best Chinese restaurant in your neighborhood to figuring…