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Oakland Becomes Latest Municipality to Reclaim Local Control Over Surveillance Technologies Used By Local Law Enforcement

May 2, 2018
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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Privacy and Government Surveillance, Racial Justice, Technology and Civil Liberties
Last night, the people of Oakland took a significant step in reclaiming ownership of their neighborhoods and protecting the community from secret and invasive police surveillance with the passage of a landmark surveillance ordinance by the City... Read more
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