The Electronic Frontier Foundation seeks transparency in law enforcement by pursuing access to contracts detailing the surveillance technologies used by San Joaquin Sheriff's Office and their costs.
The EFF argues that the public deserves to know how taxpayer money is spent on law enforcement technologies, challenging the notion that such information is a trade secret.
Pen-Link filed a lawsuit to block the Sheriff's Office from disclosing contract details, arguing that the prices and descriptions of their products are trade secrets.
By requiring non-disclosure agreements, Pen-Link not only restricts transparency but also potentially jeopardizes defendants' rights to discover how surveillance evidence is obtained.
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