Oakland Privacy
@oaklandprivacy.bsky.social
A citizens’ coalition that works regionally to defend the right to privacy and enhance public transparency and oversight regarding the use of surveillance techniques and equipment.
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#privacy #surveillance #civilrights
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#privacy #surveillance #civilrights
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We fought nearly 100 bills in Sacramento this year.
28 privacy, transparency, and justice wins signed into law.
✅ Stopped SB 690 — the worst privacy rollback of 2025.
California is stronger when the public stays vigilant.
#privacy #transparency #california #digitalrights
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28 privacy, transparency, and justice wins signed into law.
✅ Stopped SB 690 — the worst privacy rollback of 2025.
California is stronger when the public stays vigilant.
#privacy #transparency #california #digitalrights
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Join us for our next monthly Zoom meeting on November 12 at 6:30pm PST!
To get the Zoom link, please reach out to [email protected].
#oaklandprivacy #privacy #surveillance #meeting #community
To get the Zoom link, please reach out to [email protected].
#oaklandprivacy #privacy #surveillance #meeting #community
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Join us for our next monthly Zoom meeting on November 12 at 6:30pm PST!
To get the Zoom link, please reach out to [email protected].
#oaklandprivacy #privacy #surveillance #meeting #community
To get the Zoom link, please reach out to [email protected].
#oaklandprivacy #privacy #surveillance #meeting #community
The City Council voted to postpone a five-year, $450K renewal of its Automated License Plate Reader system amid growing privacy and immigrant rights concerns.
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#surveillance #privacy #immigrantrights #eastpaloalto
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#surveillance #privacy #immigrantrights #eastpaloalto
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East Palo Alto leaders push back on license plate readers amid privacy concerns
East Palo City Council on Tuesday postponed a five-year contract renewal of its Flock Automated License Plate Reader technology, citing concerns over data privacy and immigrant rights. The city entered a year-long pilot program in December 2024, installing 25 non-mobile cameras throughout the city to document the rear license plates on cars at a time […]
www.paloaltoonline.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The City Council voted to postpone a five-year, $450K renewal of its Automated License Plate Reader system amid growing privacy and immigrant rights concerns.
www.paloaltoonline.c...
#surveillance #privacy #immigrantrights #eastpaloalto
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#surveillance #privacy #immigrantrights #eastpaloalto
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Coming soon: our new Digital Security Guide by 2025–26 Privacy Fellow Astrid Floegel-Shetty. This expanded, plain-language guide will help you protect yourself and your data across devices.
Launching by year’s end, free to read and download.
#privacy #security #digitalrights #infosec #onlinesafety
Launching by year’s end, free to read and download.
#privacy #security #digitalrights #infosec #onlinesafety
November 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Coming soon: our new Digital Security Guide by 2025–26 Privacy Fellow Astrid Floegel-Shetty. This expanded, plain-language guide will help you protect yourself and your data across devices.
Launching by year’s end, free to read and download.
#privacy #security #digitalrights #infosec #onlinesafety
Launching by year’s end, free to read and download.
#privacy #security #digitalrights #infosec #onlinesafety
Oakland Privacy tracked nearly 100 CA bills this year — 28 wins signed into law.
We stopped SB 690 (the worst privacy bill of 2025) and expanded digital, immigrant, and LGBTQIA protections statewide.
#privacy #california #civilrights #transparency
We stopped SB 690 (the worst privacy bill of 2025) and expanded digital, immigrant, and LGBTQIA protections statewide.
#privacy #california #civilrights #transparency
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Oakland Privacy tracked nearly 100 CA bills this year — 28 wins signed into law.
We stopped SB 690 (the worst privacy bill of 2025) and expanded digital, immigrant, and LGBTQIA protections statewide.
#privacy #california #civilrights #transparency
We stopped SB 690 (the worst privacy bill of 2025) and expanded digital, immigrant, and LGBTQIA protections statewide.
#privacy #california #civilrights #transparency
Our new Digital Security Guide, led by 2025–26 Privacy Fellow Astrid Floegel-Shetty, will help you and your loved ones take simple, concrete steps to stay safer online.
Launching later this year. Protect yourself, protect each other.
#privacy #security #communitysafety #digitalrights #onlinesafety
Launching later this year. Protect yourself, protect each other.
#privacy #security #communitysafety #digitalrights #onlinesafety
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Our new Digital Security Guide, led by 2025–26 Privacy Fellow Astrid Floegel-Shetty, will help you and your loved ones take simple, concrete steps to stay safer online.
Launching later this year. Protect yourself, protect each other.
#privacy #security #communitysafety #digitalrights #onlinesafety
Launching later this year. Protect yourself, protect each other.
#privacy #security #communitysafety #digitalrights #onlinesafety
U.S. airlines are quietly selling your travel data, including your name, destination, and credit card, to the government, no warrant required.
But there’s good news: you can opt out.
#privacy #databrokers #surveillance #travel
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But there’s good news: you can opt out.
#privacy #databrokers #surveillance #travel
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November 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
U.S. airlines are quietly selling your travel data, including your name, destination, and credit card, to the government, no warrant required.
But there’s good news: you can opt out.
#privacy #databrokers #surveillance #travel
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But there’s good news: you can opt out.
#privacy #databrokers #surveillance #travel
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CBP has quietly launched a face-scanning app for local police to use in immigration enforcement.
www.404media.co/cbp-...
#immigration #surveillance #privacy #civilrights #facialrecognition
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#immigration #surveillance #privacy #civilrights #facialrecognition
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CBP Quietly Launches Face Scanning App for Local Cops To Do Immigration Enforcement
The app, called Mobile Identify and available on the Google Play Store, is specifically for local and regional law enforcement agencies working with ICE on immigration enforcement.
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
CBP has quietly launched a face-scanning app for local police to use in immigration enforcement.
www.404media.co/cbp-...
#immigration #surveillance #privacy #civilrights #facialrecognition
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#immigration #surveillance #privacy #civilrights #facialrecognition
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Victory for privacy in Europe!
After massive public backlash, the EU Council has withdrawn its “Chat Control” proposal to scan encrypted messages.
EFF and digital rights advocates have warned for years: client-side scanning breaks encryption and threatens human rights.
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After massive public backlash, the EU Council has withdrawn its “Chat Control” proposal to scan encrypted messages.
EFF and digital rights advocates have warned for years: client-side scanning breaks encryption and threatens human rights.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Victory for privacy in Europe!
After massive public backlash, the EU Council has withdrawn its “Chat Control” proposal to scan encrypted messages.
EFF and digital rights advocates have warned for years: client-side scanning breaks encryption and threatens human rights.
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After massive public backlash, the EU Council has withdrawn its “Chat Control” proposal to scan encrypted messages.
EFF and digital rights advocates have warned for years: client-side scanning breaks encryption and threatens human rights.
1/4
Attn Whole Foods shoppers:
Consumer attorneys are looking for lead plaintiffs in a potential class action against Indyme (the company behind those in-store surveillance devices).
If you’ve used or interacted with one, email [email protected].
#privacy #consumerrights #classaction
Consumer attorneys are looking for lead plaintiffs in a potential class action against Indyme (the company behind those in-store surveillance devices).
If you’ve used or interacted with one, email [email protected].
#privacy #consumerrights #classaction
November 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Attn Whole Foods shoppers:
Consumer attorneys are looking for lead plaintiffs in a potential class action against Indyme (the company behind those in-store surveillance devices).
If you’ve used or interacted with one, email [email protected].
#privacy #consumerrights #classaction
Consumer attorneys are looking for lead plaintiffs in a potential class action against Indyme (the company behind those in-store surveillance devices).
If you’ve used or interacted with one, email [email protected].
#privacy #consumerrights #classaction
According to a new procurement document, ICE is considering hiring private contractors, with “monetary bonuses,” to locate immigrants across the U.S.
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#immigration #surveillance #privacy #civilrights #ice
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#immigration #surveillance #privacy #civilrights #ice
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November 3, 2025 at 5:32 AM
According to a new procurement document, ICE is considering hiring private contractors, with “monetary bonuses,” to locate immigrants across the U.S.
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#immigration #surveillance #privacy #civilrights #ice
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#immigration #surveillance #privacy #civilrights #ice
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Oakland Privacy tracked nearly 100 CA bills this year — 28 wins signed into law.
We stopped SB 690 (the worst privacy bill of 2025) and expanded digital, immigrant, and LGBTQIA protections statewide.
#privacy #california #civilrights #transparency
We stopped SB 690 (the worst privacy bill of 2025) and expanded digital, immigrant, and LGBTQIA protections statewide.
#privacy #california #civilrights #transparency
November 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Oakland Privacy tracked nearly 100 CA bills this year — 28 wins signed into law.
We stopped SB 690 (the worst privacy bill of 2025) and expanded digital, immigrant, and LGBTQIA protections statewide.
#privacy #california #civilrights #transparency
We stopped SB 690 (the worst privacy bill of 2025) and expanded digital, immigrant, and LGBTQIA protections statewide.
#privacy #california #civilrights #transparency
Coming soon: our new Digital Security Guide by 2025–26 Privacy Fellow Astrid Floegel-Shetty. This expanded, plain-language guide will help you protect yourself and your data across devices.
Launching by year’s end, free to read and download.
#privacy #security #digitalrights #infosec #onlinesafety
Launching by year’s end, free to read and download.
#privacy #security #digitalrights #infosec #onlinesafety
November 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Coming soon: our new Digital Security Guide by 2025–26 Privacy Fellow Astrid Floegel-Shetty. This expanded, plain-language guide will help you protect yourself and your data across devices.
Launching by year’s end, free to read and download.
#privacy #security #digitalrights #infosec #onlinesafety
Launching by year’s end, free to read and download.
#privacy #security #digitalrights #infosec #onlinesafety
San Francisco’s surveillance oversight is on the line.
Removing attorney fee protections means the city polices itself and history shows that doesn’t work.
takeaction.salsalabs...
#sf #ca #transparency #civilrights #surveillance #oversight
Removing attorney fee protections means the city polices itself and history shows that doesn’t work.
takeaction.salsalabs...
#sf #ca #transparency #civilrights #surveillance #oversight
Tell SF Supervisors Not to Gut Surveillance Ordinance
A proposal to eliminate the attorney fee provision would gut public enforcement and leave the government to police itself.
takeaction.salsalabs.org
November 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
San Francisco’s surveillance oversight is on the line.
Removing attorney fee protections means the city polices itself and history shows that doesn’t work.
takeaction.salsalabs...
#sf #ca #transparency #civilrights #surveillance #oversight
Removing attorney fee protections means the city polices itself and history shows that doesn’t work.
takeaction.salsalabs...
#sf #ca #transparency #civilrights #surveillance #oversight
As ICE raids ramp up across U.S. cities, digital resistance tools are disappearing.
Apps like Eyes Up, ICEBlock, and Red Dot, built to document ICE abuses and alert communities, have been banned from Apple and Google stores under pressure from the Trump administration.
archive.ph/T5ZmS
Apps like Eyes Up, ICEBlock, and Red Dot, built to document ICE abuses and alert communities, have been banned from Apple and Google stores under pressure from the Trump administration.
archive.ph/T5ZmS
November 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
As ICE raids ramp up across U.S. cities, digital resistance tools are disappearing.
Apps like Eyes Up, ICEBlock, and Red Dot, built to document ICE abuses and alert communities, have been banned from Apple and Google stores under pressure from the Trump administration.
archive.ph/T5ZmS
Apps like Eyes Up, ICEBlock, and Red Dot, built to document ICE abuses and alert communities, have been banned from Apple and Google stores under pressure from the Trump administration.
archive.ph/T5ZmS
OpenAI just struck a deal with California’s Attorney General to become a for-profit company, while keeping a nonprofit arm “in control.”
Critics warn it’s full of loopholes and conflicts of interest, allowing OpenAI to keep tax benefits while chasing profit.
calmatters.org/econo...
#openai #ca
Critics warn it’s full of loopholes and conflicts of interest, allowing OpenAI to keep tax benefits while chasing profit.
calmatters.org/econo...
#openai #ca
OpenAI just cut a deal with California. Critics say it’s full of holes
OpenAI is converting to a for-profit and settling an investigation by California’s attorney general. Experts and advocates have concerns.
calmatters.org
November 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
OpenAI just struck a deal with California’s Attorney General to become a for-profit company, while keeping a nonprofit arm “in control.”
Critics warn it’s full of loopholes and conflicts of interest, allowing OpenAI to keep tax benefits while chasing profit.
calmatters.org/econo...
#openai #ca
Critics warn it’s full of loopholes and conflicts of interest, allowing OpenAI to keep tax benefits while chasing profit.
calmatters.org/econo...
#openai #ca
We fought nearly 100 bills in Sacramento this year.
28 privacy, transparency, and justice wins signed into law.
✅ Stopped SB 690 — the worst privacy rollback of 2025.
California is stronger when the public stays vigilant.
#privacy #transparency #california #digitalrights
1/4
28 privacy, transparency, and justice wins signed into law.
✅ Stopped SB 690 — the worst privacy rollback of 2025.
California is stronger when the public stays vigilant.
#privacy #transparency #california #digitalrights
1/4
November 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We fought nearly 100 bills in Sacramento this year.
28 privacy, transparency, and justice wins signed into law.
✅ Stopped SB 690 — the worst privacy rollback of 2025.
California is stronger when the public stays vigilant.
#privacy #transparency #california #digitalrights
1/4
28 privacy, transparency, and justice wins signed into law.
✅ Stopped SB 690 — the worst privacy rollback of 2025.
California is stronger when the public stays vigilant.
#privacy #transparency #california #digitalrights
1/4
SF’s 2019 surveillance law let the public hold city agencies accountable. Now Supervisor Dorsey wants to strip that power away.
Without attorney fee protections, only the wealthy could challenge violations.
Tell the Board to defend transparency.
takeaction.salsalabs...
#sf #ca #transparency
Without attorney fee protections, only the wealthy could challenge violations.
Tell the Board to defend transparency.
takeaction.salsalabs...
#sf #ca #transparency
Tell SF Supervisors Not to Gut Surveillance Ordinance
A proposal to eliminate the attorney fee provision would gut public enforcement and leave the government to police itself.
takeaction.salsalabs.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
SF’s 2019 surveillance law let the public hold city agencies accountable. Now Supervisor Dorsey wants to strip that power away.
Without attorney fee protections, only the wealthy could challenge violations.
Tell the Board to defend transparency.
takeaction.salsalabs...
#sf #ca #transparency
Without attorney fee protections, only the wealthy could challenge violations.
Tell the Board to defend transparency.
takeaction.salsalabs...
#sf #ca #transparency
San Francisco’s surveillance transparency law is under attack.
Supervisor Matt Dorsey wants to remove attorney fee protections making it nearly impossible to hold the city accountable for illegal surveillance.
takeaction.salsalabs...
#privacy #transparency #sanfrancisco #surveillance #civilrights
Supervisor Matt Dorsey wants to remove attorney fee protections making it nearly impossible to hold the city accountable for illegal surveillance.
takeaction.salsalabs...
#privacy #transparency #sanfrancisco #surveillance #civilrights
Tell SF Supervisors Not to Gut Surveillance Ordinance
A proposal to eliminate the attorney fee provision would gut public enforcement and leave the government to police itself.
takeaction.salsalabs.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
San Francisco’s surveillance transparency law is under attack.
Supervisor Matt Dorsey wants to remove attorney fee protections making it nearly impossible to hold the city accountable for illegal surveillance.
takeaction.salsalabs...
#privacy #transparency #sanfrancisco #surveillance #civilrights
Supervisor Matt Dorsey wants to remove attorney fee protections making it nearly impossible to hold the city accountable for illegal surveillance.
takeaction.salsalabs...
#privacy #transparency #sanfrancisco #surveillance #civilrights
Federal immigration agents are arriving in the East Bay, including Berkeley & Oakland. Local orgs warn: stay calm, don’t spread unverified raid alerts, and know your rights. 24/7 legal hotline: 510-241-4011 (ACILEP).
www.berkeleyside.org...
#eastbay #immigration #knowyourrights
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#eastbay #immigration #knowyourrights
What to know about your rights as feds head to Bay Area
What to say to ICE agents at home, at work and on the street. How to find a lawyer and someone who's been detained.
www.berkeleyside.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Federal immigration agents are arriving in the East Bay, including Berkeley & Oakland. Local orgs warn: stay calm, don’t spread unverified raid alerts, and know your rights. 24/7 legal hotline: 510-241-4011 (ACILEP).
www.berkeleyside.org...
#eastbay #immigration #knowyourrights
www.berkeleyside.org...
#eastbay #immigration #knowyourrights
Reposted by Oakland Privacy
In the words of the former chair of the FTC! 😀
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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October 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
In the words of the former chair of the FTC! 😀
Ring’s founder claims AI-powered cameras could “zero out crime” within a year and he’s reviving police partnerships to do it. A chilling vision of safety through total surveillance.
www.theverge.com/tec...
#privacy #surveillance #techethics #ring #tech #city #safety #dataprivacy
www.theverge.com/tec...
#privacy #surveillance #techethics #ring #tech #city #safety #dataprivacy
‘I was the demolition man’: Ring founder reflects on how he almost destroyed the company
Ding Dong!
www.theverge.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ring’s founder claims AI-powered cameras could “zero out crime” within a year and he’s reviving police partnerships to do it. A chilling vision of safety through total surveillance.
www.theverge.com/tec...
#privacy #surveillance #techethics #ring #tech #city #safety #dataprivacy
www.theverge.com/tec...
#privacy #surveillance #techethics #ring #tech #city #safety #dataprivacy
Reposted by Oakland Privacy
Fremont (CA) to replace existing license plate readers and add 71 Flock cameras for a total of 80 cameras. Staff report includes no information on effectiveness of existing cameras or the need for more cameras. @oaklandprivacy.bsky.social
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October 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Fremont (CA) to replace existing license plate readers and add 71 Flock cameras for a total of 80 cameras. Staff report includes no information on effectiveness of existing cameras or the need for more cameras. @oaklandprivacy.bsky.social
fremontcityca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Fil...
fremontcityca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Fil...
Reposted by Oakland Privacy
Newark (CA) to renew Flock contract for 26 license plate readers for about $60k annually. Per usual, staff report for continuing mass surveillance includes no information on effectiveness of existing cameras.
@oaklandprivacy.bsky.social @twrling.bsky.social
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Agenda
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October 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Newark (CA) to renew Flock contract for 26 license plate readers for about $60k annually. Per usual, staff report for continuing mass surveillance includes no information on effectiveness of existing cameras.
@oaklandprivacy.bsky.social @twrling.bsky.social
destinyhosted.com/agenda_publi...
@oaklandprivacy.bsky.social @twrling.bsky.social
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Starbucks’ loyalty program may be doing more than tracking your coffee habits, it might be charging you more. Using his own data, author Geoffrey A. Fowler found the more coffee he bought, the fewer deals he got.
http://archive.today...
#privacy #surveillance #consumerprotection #starbucks
http://archive.today...
#privacy #surveillance #consumerprotection #starbucks
October 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Starbucks’ loyalty program may be doing more than tracking your coffee habits, it might be charging you more. Using his own data, author Geoffrey A. Fowler found the more coffee he bought, the fewer deals he got.
http://archive.today...
#privacy #surveillance #consumerprotection #starbucks
http://archive.today...
#privacy #surveillance #consumerprotection #starbucks
Oakland is quietly bringing AI into city government. Officials say it’s about efficiency. Critics warn it risks bias, privacy breaches, and job loss.
oaklandside.org/2025...
#oakland #aiethics #digitalgovernance #ca #tech #ai #oaklandside #local
oaklandside.org/2025...
#oakland #aiethics #digitalgovernance #ca #tech #ai #oaklandside #local
Oakland is quietly incorporating AI into city work
From 311 chatbots to ChatGPT-written emails, Oakland officials are working with a local university to consider AI use across the city.
oaklandside.org
October 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Oakland is quietly bringing AI into city government. Officials say it’s about efficiency. Critics warn it risks bias, privacy breaches, and job loss.
oaklandside.org/2025...
#oakland #aiethics #digitalgovernance #ca #tech #ai #oaklandside #local
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#oakland #aiethics #digitalgovernance #ca #tech #ai #oaklandside #local