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Emails Show How Amazon is Selling Facial Recognition System to Law Enforcement
May 21, 2018
Today the American Civil Liberties Union Foundations of California released emails between Amazon employees and local law enforcement revealing how the company has been pushing its facial recognition product, prompting privacy objections about how the technology is being used. The emails were obtained through freedom of information requests submitted by the ACLU.The documents are the result of a s...
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ACLU of Northern California v. ICE (License Plate Readers)
May 16, 2018
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on May 23, 2018 demanding records of ICE’s relationship with private companies to access vast troves of information about drivers through Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) databases.
Earlier in 2018, it was revealed that ICE purchased access to two private databases of ALPR data for p...
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Statement: California Values Protect Everyone
May 16, 2018
By meeting with President Trump today, a small group of California officials have made their views clear: they care more about serving the Trump Administration’s anti-immigrant agenda, and aligning with designated hate groups like FAIR, than they do about serving their constituents.
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Masters v. CDCR (Death Penalty)
May 16, 2018
Jarvis Jay Masters, a death-sentenced inmate, and Witness to Innocence, a nonprofit organization composed of and led by exonerated death row inmates and their family members, is challenging California’s new lethal injection regulations.
Read MoreA New Bill Restores California’s Power to Fight Secret Surveillance
May 03, 2018
In neighborhoods across California, law enforcement agencies are deploying secret and invasive surveillance technologies to collect sensitive location and biometric data, target local activists, and feed ICE’s deportation machine.
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We Take Baseless Defamation Accusations Seriously. Here’s Why.
May 03, 2018
The ACLU Foundation of Northern California is committed to fighting against spurious legal claims that threaten free speech. Especially when corporations and other powerful entities attempt to strong-arm people who have less resources at their disposal. This is exactly what happened to Claudia Rossi, a Bay Area school-board member and trustee, when she raised concerns about a private charter ...
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Oakland Becomes Latest Municipality to Reclaim Local Control Over Surveillance Technologies Used By Local Law Enforcement
May 02, 2018
Last night, the people of Oakland took a significant step in reclaiming ownership of their neighborhoods and protecting the community from secret and invasive police surveillance with the passage of a landmark surveillance ordinance by the City Council.
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BREAKING: Another Local Victory for California Values
May 01, 2018
Central Valley residents in Porterville spoke truth to power and defeated an anti-immigration resolution that was up for a vote at the city council.
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LGBTQ-Inclusive Sex Ed Would Have Meant the World to Me
May 01, 2018
My local school board will soon decide whether to adopt a sex ed curriculum that makes it clear: LGBTQ+ people are equally deserving of respect and love.
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