Oakland Privacy has raised issues with the use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) repeatedly in the past, most significantly to identify them as a tool for mass surveillance amid the rapid expansion of ALPR use in the last decade. …
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Pasadena’s Lack Of Transparency Regarding The Eaton Fire
The Eaton Fire broke out a mere 72 hours after the Rose Parade floats and hundreds of thousands of guests left Pasadena after the 2025 Rose Parade. It has been more than 140 days since the devastating Los Angeles Fires,…
Oakland Privacy’s Year in Bullet Points 2024
Some of the things Oakland Privacy had a hand in in 2024: https://oaklandprivacy.org/oakland-privacys-year-in-bullet-points-2023/
Oakland Privacy Hiring 2025-2026 Privacy Rights Fellow
Application Deadline extended to Friday February 21st at midnight Pacific time. Oakland Privacy has once again been generously funded by the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment for a part-time fellow to aid us in our work and help…
Elon Musk, Disinformation and Us
On November 14, X, formerly known as Twitter until its acquisition by billionaire Elon Musk, filed suit in federal court to overturn a recently passed California law, AB 2655 (Berman). AB 2655, which is scheduled to go into effect on…
And …. We Are A Non-Profit
Non-profit industrial complex, here we come. Seriously, we are pleased to announce that after 12 years as an anarchist collective, Oakland Privacy has finally taken the plunge into 501c3 status. Our Tax ID# is 93-4007475. What this means for you:…
Meet Saoirse Grace – 2024-2025 Privacy Rights Fellow
Oakland Privacy is pleased to annouce that Saoirse Grace has been selected as the 2024-2025 Privacy Rights Fellow. The fellowship is a part-time advocacy and organizing position generously funded by the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment. Here is…
Oakland Privacy’s Year in Bullet Points 2023
Some of the things Oakland Privacy had a hand in in 2023: 2022 2021 2020 2019
We’re Hiring! 2024 Privacy Rights Fellowship
The application period ends Wednesday January 31st at midnight Pacific Standard Time. We will not be able to accept any applications after the deadline passes. We are thrilled to have so many strong candidates to choose from. Oakland Privacy has…
The Pursuit of Folly: ALPRs as a Technological Non-Solution to Crime.
The Berkeley City Council is scheduled to vote on July 25th to install hundreds of thousands of dollars of Automated License Plate Reader equipment (ALPRs) across Berkeley, in the hope of deterring auto thefts and violent crime. The proposal specifies…