San Diego police want to add surveillance tech: 500 streetlight cameras plus license plate readers https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2023-03-01/san-diego-police-pitching-plan-to-use-streetlight-cameras-and-license-plate-readers
Researchers Could Track the GPS Location of All of California’s New Digital License Plates https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxn9vx/researchers-track-reviver-digital-license-plate-gps-location
Big Tech sues California, claims child-safety law violates First Amendment https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/12/big-tech-sues-to-block-californias-strict-online-child-safety-law/
California’s New Child Privacy Law Could Become National Standard https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2022/11/07/californias-new-child-privacy-law-could-become-national-standard
San Francisco OKs surveillance plan allowing police to access private cameras in real time https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3656738-san-francisco-oks-surveillance-plan-allowing-police-to-access-private-cameras-in-real-time/
Age Verification Providers Say Don’t Worry About California Design Code; You’ll Just Have To Scan Your Face For Every Website You Visit https://www.techdirt.com/2022/08/29/age-verification-providers-say-dont-worry-about-california-design-code-youll-just-have-to-scan-your-face-for-every-website-you-visit/
The plan to blow up the Internet, ostensibly to protect kids online https://capitolweekly.net/the-plan-to-blow-up-the-internet-ostensibly-to-protect-kids-online/
What Is the FBI Trying To Hide About Its Raid on Innocent Americans’ Safe Deposit Boxes? https://reason.com/2022/07/26/what-is-the-fbi-hiding-about-its-raid-on-innocent-americans-safe-deposit-boxes/
San Francisco cops want real-time access to private security cameras for surveillance https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/11/san_francisco_police_private_security_cameras/
SF cops want expanded rights to spy on all of us—for no good reason https://48hills.org/2022/07/sf-cops-want-expanded-rights-to-spy-on-all-of-us-for-no-good-reason/
Leak of California gun owners’ private data far wider than originally reported https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/30/california-gun-owners-data-breach
California parents could soon sue for social media addiction https://apnews.com/article/technology-california-government-and-politics-netflix-inc-f48601e13be547bf8b86aff42eed5124
California Law Enforcement Now Needs Approval for Military-Grade Surveillance Equipment. We’ll Be Watching. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/05/california-law-enforcement-now-needs-approval-military-grade-surveillance
San Francisco Police Are Using Driverless Cars as Mobile Surveillance Cameras https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7dw8x/san-francisco-police-are-using-driverless-cars-as-mobile-surveillance-cameras
Sheriff’s Department encrypts radio communications; critics say the move will reduce transparency https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2022-01-16/sheriffs-department-encrypts-radio-communications