Join us as our 2027 Privacy Rights Fellow. This part-time stipended fellowship is an exciting opportunity to apply and practice privacy in the field. We are grateful for the support of the Omidyar Foundation for supporting this upcoming fellowship. The…
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San Clemente Fights Anduril Tower Deployment
Update 9-21-2026. Border Patrol has informed Congressman Mike levin they do not intend to move ahead with the deployment of the tower at this time, LA Times coverage: https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/story/2026-09-18/san-clemente-border-protection-tower In January, the Orange County beach town became the second inland…
Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission (PAC) Needs New Commissioners
by Lou Katz Established over 10 years ago as a response to an attempt to blanket Oakland with a surveillance apparatus called the “Domain Awareness Center” (DAC) which would cover Oakland with cameras and microphones. Oakland’s PAC is one of…
CA Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) and ICE
Update: Crowdsourced public efforts have led to similar reports from all over the state. 404 Media broke the story of the Border Patrol Flock Safety “pilot” which gave access to agency data in states forbidding law enforcement data from being…
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:…