A FAQ ABOUT PROPOSED SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT TRANSPARENCY LEGISLATION Q. Why is this legislation necessary? Why isn’t the Fourth Amendment enough? A. The short answer is that the law has not kept up with technology. The longer answer is that our…
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Oakland Privacy in Solidarity with the National Prisoners’ Work Strike.
Oakland Privacy strongly supports the National Prison Strike, which begins Sept. 9, and issues this statement in support. While Oakland Privacy is primarily committed to ensuring that people’s privacy is not invaded by the state, our commitment extends to the…
Oakland Privacy Timeline
1999 March. Urban Warrior. A military force “invades” Oakland as a training exercise. A precursor to “Urban Shield.” 2008 DAC began with a grant from the Dept. of Homeland Security in 2008 to the Port of Oakland to secure…