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1 hour agoOakland approves $2M surveillance camera plan
Oakland will continue using nearly 300 Flock Safety license-plate cameras under a $2.25 million contract with new restrictions on data sharing.
The government surveils you every time you drive through San Jose, collecting a trove of highly revealing data that police search thousands of times per month without ever seeking a warrant. It's an unchecked police power, an end run around judicial oversight and a blatant privacy invasion. It's also a violation of the California Constitution. That's why we at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, with ACLU of Northern California, have sued the city, its police chief and its mayor.