Citing increases in organized retail theft, several cities throughout the county are purchasing more automated license plate readers, but rampant data-sharing violations among law enforcement agencies, both Bay Area and
We are disappointed that Berkeley approved a surveillance program that goes against its values, ignores history and poses a threat to the civil rights and freedom of community members.
SAN FRANCISCO Community activists in Northern California today announced a settlement in their lawsuit against the County of Marin and Marin County Sheriff Robert Doyle, whose office illegally made the license plate and location information of local drivers, captured by a network of surveillance.
This practice has violated two California laws, endangers the safety and privacy of local immigrant communities, and facilitates location tracking by police.