The State of California, 21 years after the original passage of the Real ID Act of 2005, and during the most dangerous federal administration seen to date, is preparing to upload state Department of Motor Vehicles data to the private…
Category: Homeland Security
Section 702 Re-Authorization Time Again
Ever since the Section 702 addition to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in 2008, privacy advocates have sought its abolition or significant reforms. Section 702 permits warrantless surveillance of the contents of the communications of Americans if one part…
AMEMSA Justice Collective
The AMEMSA Justice Collective is a new statewide coalition that seeks to advance civil rights protections for Asian , Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian communities. The AJC is directed by and accountable to AMEMSA communities and seeks to organize…
How are California Fusion Centers Working With Local Law Enforcement Agencies on Situational Awareness Support?
With the explosion of surveillance data being harvested across many different sectors, fusion centers were built to consolidate the multiple streams of surveillance data into information-sharing hubs that include local, state, federal, and private entities. Each state has at least…
CVE/PVE/TVTP: What’s The Latest Version of Homeland Security Terrorism Prevention Programs?
Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), a program developed by the Obama administration, sought to combat radicalization, then defined almost entirely as Muslim-based violent extremism, through using schools and social service agencies to “identify” potential terrorists based on somewhat poorly defined characteristics.…
A Virtual Wall is Trump’s Wall by Another Name
40 civil rights and immigration groups, including Oakland Privacy, wrote to the Biden Administration about plans to replace physical walls with surveillance walls at the Mexico border. The letter expressed concerns about a sharp increase in biometric data collection, immigrants…
No PVE in California
A 70-strong coalition of social justice and civil rights groups led by M-Power Change, Asian-Americans Advancing Justice and CAIR California (including Oakland Privacy). sent a letter to CA Governor Gavin Newson asking him to end the reinstatement of a washed-over…
National Park Service Proposed Limit on White House Protests
New proposed rules from the National Park Service would make it substantially harder to hold rallies, demonstrations or protests in Washington and specifically on the streets and sidewalks surrounding the White House. Among the changes suggested are a prohibition on…
24 Civil Rights Groups Write To Dems Demanding Intelligence Oversight
Two dozen civil rights and liberties groups rose above party-based partisanship to insist Congressional Democrats including Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, John Warner and Adam Schiff stop trying to weaken congressional oversight of intelligence agencies.
A History of Homeland Security Monies
This handy document details the Homeland Security grants given to every California county from 2008-2017. Lots of specifics for every county in the state.