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Tracy Rosenberg
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Executive director of Media Alliance (https://media-alliance.org) and advocate with Oakland Privacy (https://oaklandprivacy.org). Journalism, communication rights, privacy, surveillance, transparency. And caramel ...
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden: "Flock cannot live up to its commitment to protect the privacy and security of Oregonians. Abuse of #Flock cameras is inevitable. For that reason, I must now recommend that communities that have installed Flock cameras reevaluate that decision".
October 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
National Digital Inclusion Alliance sues the federal government over the recission of the #DigitalEquityAct. ndia.groups.io/g/main/satta...
October 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
And finally the boat-sinking #orca whale gang in Portugal are back and they sunk another boat. Passengers were rescued.
October 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Polling shows that people want online platforms to moderate their own content and they don't want government to censor information. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/most-pe...
October 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
@georgetownprivacy.bsky.social found that #immigration agents knowingly took #DNA from US citizens. In hundreds of cases, this was done with no criminal charges, no judicial review, and no justification. www.raidingthegenome.org
September 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Today marks 100 days of journalist Mario Guevara’s detention by U.S. law enforcement for livestreaming. Guevara, the only journalist behind bars for his #journalism, faces the very real threat of deportation for doing his job.

We demand Mario’s immediate release. freedomformario.com

#FreeMario
September 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Also in affluent Berkeley: Councilmember observes license plate readers did not catch stolen car and implores residents to write to mayor demanding more dystopian #surveillance.
September 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Calling LOS ANGELES. Emergency Motion tomorrow at LA County Board of Supervisors to keep LA Sheriff license plate reader data away from #ICE and #BorderPatrol. assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/0234f496-d2b...
September 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Freebies!
August 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Johnson County Sheriff's Office in #Texas claims they can search automated license plate databases for police departments in three California cities - El Cajon, Salinas and El Monte - in violation of California state law. #ALPR #CADOJ cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2...
August 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
We've joined 100+ other academics, organizations, and public figures in calling for #OpenAI to offer the world greater transparency concerning its upcoming restructuring. Read more here: www.openai-transparency.org.
August 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
#Immigration rapid response phone numbers in every Bay Area county. From the SF Public Press. Can't be reposted enough.
June 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The number of #students experiencing #Homelessness who were enrolled in California’s TK-12 public schools has jumped over 9% for yet another year. edsource.org/2025/increas...
June 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The West Coast of the U.S is becoming a nexus for deaths from wildfire smoke. www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...?
May 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Last year's #nonprofit killer bill jammed into a budget vote in two hours. Please take a minute and call your Congressperson to say nope and connect with red state friends so they can do the same.
May 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"When your data is scraped and sold by data brokers to fintechs, you don’t know what they know and how they’re using it to shape your financial future. And you have no way of challenging it." greenlining.org/2025/fcra-an...
April 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
March 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Tell your lawmakers to reject any legislation that requires websites to use government ID or AI biometric technology to limit users or access at #stoponlineidchecks
March 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
PA press support organizations developing postcard sized how to talk to a #reporter guides to aid those unfamiliar with the process with understanding what is happening. www.publicsource.org/talking-to-j...
December 13, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Seven in 10 Californians are worried about digital #surveillance. Six in 10 Californians think California lawmakers should limit the use & spread of residents’ #data by brokers and out-of-state actors – including most Republicans, Democrats and Independents. www.filesforprogress.org/datasets/202...
December 2, 2024 at 7:12 PM
No community is immune from extreme #weather Sign on to an open letter to Congress urging them to help devastated communities recover from recent AND future disasters. bit.ly/WNCletter
November 26, 2024 at 9:34 PM
This is why #InternetChoice for tenants is an important digital equity initiative. Many people can get service for $35/mo, but they won't necessarily have access to that price if they live in a multi-unit building. www.usnews.com/360-reviews/...
October 24, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Join us in demanding solutions for people, not for profit! SF must prioritize affordable housing, tenant & small business protections, & community planning! Sign & share @REPCOALITIONSF's petition to @California_HCD, @sfbos & @LondonBreed! #AffordableFirst bit.ly/REPSF-Equity-Petition
June 25, 2024 at 5:53 PM

#DNA collection through the #immigration process is exploding, and the history of #genetic profiling tells us how dangerous this is. #CODIS #HomelandSecurity New report from Georgetown. www.law.georgetown.edu/.../raiding-...
May 21, 2024 at 7:15 PM
May 20 event on Zoom. Join us! #privacy #surveillance
May 7, 2024 at 5:35 PM