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Writing the Rules on Data Privacy in S.F. Could Disrupt the Disrupters
B it by bit, San Francisco has become a place where it’s assumed that tech companies — many of which are based here — are tracking your every move. Until now, it has largely been up to you to find ways...
View ArticleCalifornia Attorney General Plans Few Privacy Law Enforcement Actions,...
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, which takes effect in 2020, consumers will have the right to opt out of the sale of their personal data to third parties, and request that businesses delete...
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New State Law Pits Privacy Against Free Speech, Public Records and Data Brokers
For five years, since her doctor raped her at home, one woman in Los Angeles has had no luck getting “people search” sites such as MyLife and Spokeo to stop posting her address. Like many victims of...
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Consumer Reporting Firms Fought for a Year to Exempt Data From California...
Increasingly trading in unregulated data profiles, firms lobbied to blunt users’ control of personal information Even though federally regulated consumer reports were already exempted from California’s...
View ArticleLaw Enforcement Monitors Protesters, Reporting Shows
With hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets in recent weeks to protest police killings and racism, the law enforcement response has been highly visible. But in less obvious ways, law...
View ArticleTracking Surveillance Tech Used by Bay Area Law Enforcement
From automated license plate readers to drones to devices designed to identify gunshots, law enforcement agencies use a variety of tools to gather data. Many are visible, if not immediately obvious to...
View ArticleS.F. Police Accessed Private Cameras to Surveil Protesters, Digital Privacy...
When a tech executive helped bankroll a private network of security cameras in San Francisco, it was touted as crime-fighting technology that would not be directly in the control of law enforcement....
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Why Law Enforcement Should Publicize Surveillance Policies, Procedures
OPINION Most of the time, the video cameras we walk past every day are innocuous fixtures in the background. But because they’re so prevalent, when law enforcement officials gain access, webs of...
View ArticleNeighborhood Anti-Crime Surveillance Effort Prompts Privacy, Equity Concerns
On several streets in the Mission, you can spot sticky notes in the windows of some homes. They’re blank, but they’re sending a message: The residents would like to signal their interest in...
View ArticleExploring Privacy of Coronavirus Exposure Notification System
Millions of Californians have gotten a push notification on their phones asking them to opt in to CA Notify to get warnings from their phones if they have been in close proximity to someone who later...
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