Jake Snow
@snowjake.bsky.social
Tech, privacy, surveillance, ACLU NorCal. On Mastodon at https://mastodon.social/@snowjake/. He/him. Views mine.
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Your boy has plans, I have plans too.
Former FTC chair Lina Khan was just named to NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team—just one sign that his new administration will take tech matters seriously, writes Rebecca Williams. She offers a tech agenda for the new mayor to advance his campaign goals:
Mayor-Elect Mamdani Can Build a Tech Agenda for New York and a Model for the Country | TechPolicy.Press
By resisting surveillance, extraction, and exploitation, Mamdani can show how technology truly serves the people, writes Rebecca Williams.
www.techpolicy.press
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Your boy has plans, I have plans too.
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The case challenged UCLA's decision to dismantle the Palestine Solidarity Encampment, arguing that it violated the plaintiffs' constitutional right to free expression and that the unlawful assembly declaration that caused the arrests of 200+ people at the Encampment was unconstitutional.
November 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The case challenged UCLA's decision to dismantle the Palestine Solidarity Encampment, arguing that it violated the plaintiffs' constitutional right to free expression and that the unlawful assembly declaration that caused the arrests of 200+ people at the Encampment was unconstitutional.
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BREAKING NEWS: A judge this morning allowed the lawsuit by @aclusocal.bsky.social & Walkup Melodia against the UC Regents on behalf of Palestine solidarity activists from UCLA (2 students and 2 faculty members) to proceed, marking an important preliminary victory for student speech on CA campuses.
November 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
BREAKING NEWS: A judge this morning allowed the lawsuit by @aclusocal.bsky.social & Walkup Melodia against the UC Regents on behalf of Palestine solidarity activists from UCLA (2 students and 2 faculty members) to proceed, marking an important preliminary victory for student speech on CA campuses.
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A man was arrested for playing Darth Vader's theme music, "The Imperial March," behind National Guard troops walking through Logan Circle.
Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A man was arrested for playing Darth Vader's theme music, "The Imperial March," behind National Guard troops walking through Logan Circle.
Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Good to be a part of this litigation team.
We at @aclu-norcal.bsky.social and @aclupa.org filed this motion to protect people exercising their First Amendment rights to speak out anonymously. These summonses are intolerable abuses of power by DHS.
The court JUST ordered Meta not to reveal anything to DHS until further notice.
The court JUST ordered Meta not to reveal anything to DHS until further notice.
October 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Good to be a part of this litigation team.
We at @aclu-norcal.bsky.social and @aclupa.org filed this motion to protect people exercising their First Amendment rights to speak out anonymously. These summonses are intolerable abuses of power by DHS.
The court JUST ordered Meta not to reveal anything to DHS until further notice.
The court JUST ordered Meta not to reveal anything to DHS until further notice.
October 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
We at @aclu-norcal.bsky.social and @aclupa.org filed this motion to protect people exercising their First Amendment rights to speak out anonymously. These summonses are intolerable abuses of power by DHS.
The court JUST ordered Meta not to reveal anything to DHS until further notice.
The court JUST ordered Meta not to reveal anything to DHS until further notice.
If you're going out to protest this weekend and wondering how to protect yourself from digital surveillance, @aclu-norcal.bsky.social has a video for you (featuring, yes, me).
We draw heavily from @eff.org's fantastic Surveillance Self Defense resource, available here: ssd.eff.org/module/atten...
We draw heavily from @eff.org's fantastic Surveillance Self Defense resource, available here: ssd.eff.org/module/atten...
October 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
If you're going out to protest this weekend and wondering how to protect yourself from digital surveillance, @aclu-norcal.bsky.social has a video for you (featuring, yes, me).
We draw heavily from @eff.org's fantastic Surveillance Self Defense resource, available here: ssd.eff.org/module/atten...
We draw heavily from @eff.org's fantastic Surveillance Self Defense resource, available here: ssd.eff.org/module/atten...
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📢 BREAKING NEWS 📢
EFF and co-counsel have filed a lawsuit against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of First Amendment-protected speech online. (1/5)
EFF and co-counsel have filed a lawsuit against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of First Amendment-protected speech online. (1/5)
October 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
📢 BREAKING NEWS 📢
EFF and co-counsel have filed a lawsuit against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of First Amendment-protected speech online. (1/5)
EFF and co-counsel have filed a lawsuit against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of First Amendment-protected speech online. (1/5)
Today, Prof. John Clarke at UC Berkeley (who is, full disclosure, my father-in-law) won the Nobel Prize in Physics!
He also spoke out about how the Trump administration's cuts would "cripple science" and take a decade to rebuild.
He also spoke out about how the Trump administration's cuts would "cripple science" and take a decade to rebuild.
BREAKING: John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis win the Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries in quantum mechanics.
Nobel Prize for physics goes to 3 scientists for discoveries in quantum mechanical tunneling
John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis have won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research into quantum mechanical tunneling.
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October 8, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Today, Prof. John Clarke at UC Berkeley (who is, full disclosure, my father-in-law) won the Nobel Prize in Physics!
He also spoke out about how the Trump administration's cuts would "cripple science" and take a decade to rebuild.
He also spoke out about how the Trump administration's cuts would "cripple science" and take a decade to rebuild.
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DHS subpoenaed Meta for information about an account that posts names and images of the ICE agents raiding our communities, but @aclu-norcal.bsky.social and advocates are pushing back.
Recording federal agents while on duty in public — and sharing that information — is our First Amendment right.
Recording federal agents while on duty in public — and sharing that information — is our First Amendment right.
The Feds Want to Unmask Instagram Accounts That Identified Immigration Agents
StopICE.net filed a motion to quash a subpoena about an Instagram video that identified a Border Patrol agent.
theintercept.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
DHS subpoenaed Meta for information about an account that posts names and images of the ICE agents raiding our communities, but @aclu-norcal.bsky.social and advocates are pushing back.
Recording federal agents while on duty in public — and sharing that information — is our First Amendment right.
Recording federal agents while on duty in public — and sharing that information — is our First Amendment right.
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A HUGE WIN!
“From Day 1, Secretary Noem acted with a sole intent of stripping TPS holders of their legal status whether or not there was a basis for it. This decision recognizes the illegality of that. As a result, TPS protections should go back into effect immediately.”
— Emi MacLean, ACLU NorCal
“From Day 1, Secretary Noem acted with a sole intent of stripping TPS holders of their legal status whether or not there was a basis for it. This decision recognizes the illegality of that. As a result, TPS protections should go back into effect immediately.”
— Emi MacLean, ACLU NorCal
Judge halts Trump officials from ending special status for Venezuelans, Haitians
The decision to block the Trump administration from ending TPS for the migrants could shield hundreds of thousands of people from possible deportation.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A HUGE WIN!
“From Day 1, Secretary Noem acted with a sole intent of stripping TPS holders of their legal status whether or not there was a basis for it. This decision recognizes the illegality of that. As a result, TPS protections should go back into effect immediately.”
— Emi MacLean, ACLU NorCal
“From Day 1, Secretary Noem acted with a sole intent of stripping TPS holders of their legal status whether or not there was a basis for it. This decision recognizes the illegality of that. As a result, TPS protections should go back into effect immediately.”
— Emi MacLean, ACLU NorCal
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"This decision is further confirmation that the administration's paramilitary invasion of Los Angeles violated the Constitution and caused irreparable injury across the region."
More on our win from this evening: www.aclusocal.org/en/press-rel...
More on our win from this evening: www.aclusocal.org/en/press-rel...
Ninth Circuit Court Denies Stay in L.A. Raids Case
Decision leaves temporary order in place, barring DHS from unlawful stop practices
www.aclusocal.org
August 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
"This decision is further confirmation that the administration's paramilitary invasion of Los Angeles violated the Constitution and caused irreparable injury across the region."
More on our win from this evening: www.aclusocal.org/en/press-rel...
More on our win from this evening: www.aclusocal.org/en/press-rel...
"To them, if you are brown, they will hunt you down. To them, if you have dark skin, they will take you in." @mtajsar.bsky.social
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Federal immigration arrests in SoCal are violating constitutional rights, new lawsuit argues
Civil rights groups allege feds have targeted people based on skin color and blocked detainees from seeing lawyers. Officials say actions have been lawful and “highly targeted.”
laist.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"To them, if you are brown, they will hunt you down. To them, if you have dark skin, they will take you in." @mtajsar.bsky.social
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This is great — here in California, this change will help prevent out-of-state agencies and ICE from tracking drivers, including abortion-seekers and immigrants.
Flock points to a CA law that prohibits local/state agencies from sharing this info across state lines. A thread on how that came to be🧵
Flock points to a CA law that prohibits local/state agencies from sharing this info across state lines. A thread on how that came to be🧵
New from 404 Media: Flock has cut off cameras in California, Illinois, and Virginia from national lookups after our investigations and others based on our reporting. Comes after we revealed cops doing lookups for ICE and an abortion case. Massive changes to this tech www.404media.co/flock-remove...
Flock Removes States From National Lookup Tool After ICE and Abortion Searches Revealed
Following 404 Media’s reporting and in light of new legislation, automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company Flock has stopped agencies reaching into cameras in California, Illinois, and Virginia.
www.404media.co
June 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is great — here in California, this change will help prevent out-of-state agencies and ICE from tracking drivers, including abortion-seekers and immigrants.
Flock points to a CA law that prohibits local/state agencies from sharing this info across state lines. A thread on how that came to be🧵
Flock points to a CA law that prohibits local/state agencies from sharing this info across state lines. A thread on how that came to be🧵
A fist rapidly made contact with a face, raising punching concerns.
SCOOP: The CDC is planning to move information on cases of diseases like measles and polio to a data system managed by Palantir, raising concerns about patient privacy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/h...
Palantir’s Collection of Disease Data at C.D.C. Stirs Privacy Concerns
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A fist rapidly made contact with a face, raising punching concerns.
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NEW lawsuit: Sonoma County is operating a runaway warrantless drone surveillance program that regularly invades residents' privacy, interrupts personal lives, and instills dread in those targeted. This violates the CA Constitution and we're taking the County to court. www.aclunc.org/news/aclu-su...
ACLU Sues Sonoma County over Code Enforcement’s Runaway Drone Spying Program | ACLU of Northern CA
www.aclunc.org
June 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
NEW lawsuit: Sonoma County is operating a runaway warrantless drone surveillance program that regularly invades residents' privacy, interrupts personal lives, and instills dread in those targeted. This violates the CA Constitution and we're taking the County to court. www.aclunc.org/news/aclu-su...
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Face surveillance isn't just incompatible with a healthy democracy, it's also a threat to public safety, here made worse by an unaccountable watch list, a seeming disregard to false match risks, and camera feeds accessible to an authoritarian federal government
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition cameras
Following records requests from The Post, officials paused the first known, widespread live facial recognition program used by police in the United States.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Face surveillance isn't just incompatible with a healthy democracy, it's also a threat to public safety, here made worse by an unaccountable watch list, a seeming disregard to false match risks, and camera feeds accessible to an authoritarian federal government
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
May 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
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A major victory against the world’s most notorious monger of malicious spyware.
May 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A major victory against the world’s most notorious monger of malicious spyware.
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BREAKING: In a major civil rights victory, a federal court today issued a preliminary injunction barring Border Patrol from using stop-and-arrest practices that violate federal law and the U.S. Constitution.
They can’t target people just because they’re Brown, or day laborers, or farm workers.
They can’t target people just because they’re Brown, or day laborers, or farm workers.
April 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
BREAKING: In a major civil rights victory, a federal court today issued a preliminary injunction barring Border Patrol from using stop-and-arrest practices that violate federal law and the U.S. Constitution.
They can’t target people just because they’re Brown, or day laborers, or farm workers.
They can’t target people just because they’re Brown, or day laborers, or farm workers.
There is a time and a place for "et al." and this is neither the time nor the place.
In the law firm executive order cases, DOJ takes the position that an injunction barring implementation will only be enforceable against the govt agencies named in the complaint. So Perkins Coie just amended its complaint to name all the relevant fed agencies. The case caption is now 40 pages long.
April 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
There is a time and a place for "et al." and this is neither the time nor the place.
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NEW: We just filed an amicus brief urging the California Supreme Court to side with a mother appealing her wrongful listing on the child abuse registry.
Parents must have a meaningful opportunity to challenge unjust rulings.
Parents must have a meaningful opportunity to challenge unjust rulings.
April 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
NEW: We just filed an amicus brief urging the California Supreme Court to side with a mother appealing her wrongful listing on the child abuse registry.
Parents must have a meaningful opportunity to challenge unjust rulings.
Parents must have a meaningful opportunity to challenge unjust rulings.
Folks this isn't complicated.
AI regulations are sensibly a part of privacy law. Privacy gives people control over the use of information about them. When a computer deprives people of a job or a loan, that's a privacy harm.
www.kqed.org/news/1203751...
AI regulations are sensibly a part of privacy law. Privacy gives people control over the use of information about them. When a computer deprives people of a job or a loan, that's a privacy harm.
www.kqed.org/news/1203751...
Newsom Signals to California Privacy Watchdog That He’s on Big Tech’s Side on AI Regulation | KQED
In an unusual letter to the California Privacy Protection Agency’s board, Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging the regulators to dial back proposed regulations on automated decision-making technology.
www.kqed.org
April 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Folks this isn't complicated.
AI regulations are sensibly a part of privacy law. Privacy gives people control over the use of information about them. When a computer deprives people of a job or a loan, that's a privacy harm.
www.kqed.org/news/1203751...
AI regulations are sensibly a part of privacy law. Privacy gives people control over the use of information about them. When a computer deprives people of a job or a loan, that's a privacy harm.
www.kqed.org/news/1203751...
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“It’s unfortunate to see a lot of the industry talking points coming out of a letter from the governor,” said @snowjake.bsky.social, a technology and civil liberties attorney at the @aclu-norcal.bsky.social. www.kqed.org/news/1203751... via @kqednews.kqed.org
Newsom Signals to California Privacy Watchdog That He’s on Big Tech’s Side on AI Regulation | KQED
In an unusual letter to the California Privacy Protection Agency’s board, Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging the regulators to dial back proposed regulations on automated decision-making technology.
www.kqed.org
April 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“It’s unfortunate to see a lot of the industry talking points coming out of a letter from the governor,” said @snowjake.bsky.social, a technology and civil liberties attorney at the @aclu-norcal.bsky.social. www.kqed.org/news/1203751... via @kqednews.kqed.org
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Rümeysa Öztürk has not been accused of any crime. Plainclothes ICE agents grabbed her off the street, arrested, and detained her.
For nearly 24 hours, Ms. Öztürk’s attorney was unable to locate her as ICE quickly moved her in three different states.
We won’t stop fighting to bring Rümeysa home.
For nearly 24 hours, Ms. Öztürk’s attorney was unable to locate her as ICE quickly moved her in three different states.
We won’t stop fighting to bring Rümeysa home.
April 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Rümeysa Öztürk has not been accused of any crime. Plainclothes ICE agents grabbed her off the street, arrested, and detained her.
For nearly 24 hours, Ms. Öztürk’s attorney was unable to locate her as ICE quickly moved her in three different states.
We won’t stop fighting to bring Rümeysa home.
For nearly 24 hours, Ms. Öztürk’s attorney was unable to locate her as ICE quickly moved her in three different states.
We won’t stop fighting to bring Rümeysa home.