Following that advocacy, California's attorney general issued instructions to police across the state to follow SB 34’s plain text and cease sharing license plate information with out-of-state and federal agencies. oag.ca.gov/system/files...

That was six year ago -- even then, ICE's search logs showed ICE making thousands of queries a month to locate and target immigrant drivers, including people not suspected of any crime, and their family members. www.aclunc.org/blog/records...

This comes as no surprise — fusion centers have little to no recorded public safety benefit and a record of surveillance abuse, reflexively treating protest and social justice as threats. Read more: techpolicy.press/californias-...

For five years, Sonoma County's warrantless drone surveillance program has logged 700+ flights using high powered cameras and repeatedly invaded people's private lives. This week, @aclu-norcal.bsky.social filed suit alleging this violates the CA Constitution. More: www.aclunc.org/news/aclu-su...

Oh hey look at the prices of UPPABaby’s popular strollers on Saturday versus today after tariff increases took effect.😳

Imagine thinking these things should not be banned as a matter of corporate policy

Meta routinely receives federal demands for our data, including overbroad or inappropriate demands that merit pushing back. So what does it mean for our privacy when Meta's CEO says they will "do nothing to obstruct the Trump agenda"?
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/u...

Merry Christmas except to the companies sending me privacy policy update notices on Christmas Eve.