The Supreme Court said today that just because you carry a cell phone doesn’t mean you’ve given up all your privacy rights. The Court held 5-4 that the practice of law enforcement being able to demand from cell phone service…
Category: Homeland Security
Fact Sheet on Border Searches Of Electronic Devices
The number of searches of electronic devices while passing through international airports or land border checkpoints is heating up. This handy fact sheet from ACLU tells you your options and gives you info on how to report what happened…
42 Civil Liberties Organizations Endorse USA Rights Act
Oakland Privacy joined 41 other civil rights groups to endorse the USA Rights Acts which was introduced today to meaningfully reform Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The USA Rights Act creates a search warrant…
4 Dozen Civil Rights Groups Demand Warrants For Section 702 Searches
On October 14, almost 4 dozen civil rights organizations (including Oakland Privacy) wrote to the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte and John Conyers about pending reform to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…
Oakland Gets “Trumpintelpro” Ordinance – Civil Rights Review On All Agreements With Feds
On October 3, the Oakland City Council unanimously approved a new ordinance subjecting all local law enforcement agreements with federal partners to abide by the city’s laws and undergo civil rights and privacy reviews. The ordinance is modeled after San…
238 Groups Urge Recision of Third Muslim Ban
238 human rights organizations,(including Oakland Privacy), demanded that the White House rescind the latest iteration of the unconstitutional and discriminatory “Muslim ban” executive travel order. In an open letter released on September 27, 2017, the groups stated ““If you…
Fusing California
The winter edition of Utne Reader features an article by Media Alliance ED and Oakland Privacy member Tracy Rosenberg on California’s network of fusion centers. http://www.utne.com/politics/fusing-california-zm0z16wzsel Welcome to the terrorism database. You’re in it. By Tracy Rosenberg, from Peace Review Winter…