Tell @lowes-official.bsky.social to end the contract!

Every day, California law enforcement makes data available to ICE and CBP. We need your help to turn California into a data privacy sanctuary state. Please support our efforts here: secure-justice.org/donate

Just a few angry activists? Or is it a bandwagon?

California continues to share data with ICE/CBP every day. Please support our work holding government agencies accountable. secure-justice.org/donate

Another Flock L in Lakewood, CA (Mar 24). The Flock lobbyist is former San Diego PD Captain Jeff Jordan - he negotiated SDPD contract with Flock on his way out the door. vimeo.com/showcase/732...

The anti-voter SAVE Act would require voters to show a passport or birth certificate to register to vote, but 21 million American citizens don’t have those documents readily available. bit.ly/4rA2p4R

Under ethics rules, an overloaded attorney has not only the right but the duty to decline new appointments. More than half of the 214 felony and misdemeanor trials in 2025 resulted in no conviction, revealing a serious pattern of overcharging by the DA. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Attachment to smart devices and biometric surveillance leaves Americans more vulnerable to police searches than ever. www.wired.com/story/book-e...

Not a headline we expected to read. Further proof of how wrong Trump’s actions are. Florida sheriffs say mass deportations go too far, call for path to citizenship reason.com/2026/03/18/f...

@profferguson.bsky.social’s new book is a must-read! In this interview, we talk about some of the main arguments, including Andrew’s position that some things should not be used as legal evidence—that is, they should be entirely “off-limits” “even with a warrant.”

Your next car purchase comes with an unwelcome passenger: a federal mandate requiring surveillance technology that monitors your every blink, glance, and head nod. www.gadgetreview.com/federal-surv...

Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Faulty state-issued urine kits could have caused false positives for alcohol intoxication in criminal investigations conducted in Sonoma County between 2016 and 2025, according to a letter obtained by the Chronicle. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Tennessee grandmother Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail after Fargo police misidentified her through facial recognition in a bank fraud case. Charges were dismissed when records proved she was in Tennessee, but she lost her home, car, and dog. www.grandforksherald.com/news/north-d...

4 active class actions against Flock. 4 active lawsuits against CA entities pertaining to their use of Flock. Berkeley, Richmond, Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco: we should double down and give Flock a lot more $ since they're losing all these contracts (at least 42).

Opinion | ICE surge in Minneapolis parallels California gang database debacle calmatters.org/commentary/2...

“That meant Route, who is Black, would stand trial with no chance that a single Black person would end up on her jury.” oaklandside.org/2026/03/09/d...

An under-discussed concern re ALPR is the error rate of the plate readers, a long-known problem. Mr. Upchurch's nightmare experience is dangerously common. www.businessinsider.com/flock-safety...

As the scandals keep exploding across the country, 42 municipalities have terminated Flock ALPR contracts in the past few months. Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond response? "Let's double-down and give Flock million$ more."

Another Flock L. Ithaca Common Council votes to end contract with Flock Safety. WSKG wskg.org

Tonight, Richmond will consider awarding Flock an expanded contract, after sharing ALPR data with 2,700 non-CA agencies, violating SB 34. They authorized Flock to share data with any third party, at Flock's discretion. Tell the Council to vote No on Item W.1. www.ci.richmond.ca.us/4157/City-of...

Help us defend your right to privacy, join us here: secure-justice.org/donate

The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. How it works: www.404media.co/this-app-war...

Meanwhile, Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda County intend to, or already have, violated competitive bidding laws re surveillance tech contracts. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...

Another L for Flock. Coralville removes Flock cameras after council votes to end contract www.kcrg.com/2026/02/25/c...

The privacy and civil liberties violating company Flock takes another L. abc7news.com/post/santa-c... We've identified at least 38 contract losses for Flock, most in the last 6 months as awareness grows across the country as to Flock's shady behavior.

UC Berkeley continues to bend the knee. www.berkeleyside.org/2026/02/20/u...

Digital privacy matters. You can support our campaigns to protect your human right to privacy here. secure-justice.org/donate

We will not be discouraged from opposing the Trump Administration, ICE, or CBP. Stand tall for Giullermo and the many others like him! missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-i...

In January, ICE held almost 1,400 terabytes in Microsoft Azure cloud storage. This was up from 400 terabytes in July 2025. Stop doing business with Microsoft. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Help us kick Flock out of California. secure-justice.org/donate

ALPRs and the Fourth Amendment: What Schmidt v. City of Norfolk Gets Wrong — Secure Justice secure-justice.org/blog/alprs-a...

California’s Immigration Firewall Has a Blind Spot — Secure Justice secure-justice.org/blog/califor...

Thanks to Susan Collins, Rs now claim to have secured 51 votes in the Senate & will thus move into the phrase of pressuring Senators to nuke the filibuster. If this pressure campaign succeeds, their voter suppression bill, the Save America Act, becomes law. Thread. #NoOnSave

Someone has some explaining to do.

CA doesn't need to worry about Trump invading. CA law enforcement will do Trump's dirty work for him. First Flock, now this. calmatters.org/education/20...

Why are Bay Area law enforcement agencies violating state law in record numbers?

ALPRs and the Fourth Amendment: What Schmidt v. City of Norfolk Gets Wrong secure-justice.org/blog/alprs-a...

Why California's SB 54 Cannot Stop Deportation by Data — and What the State Must Do Next secure-justice.org/blog/califor...

We sent a letter to Congress alongside 30 tech & justice organizations incl @ultraviolet.bsky.social, @securejustice.bsky.social Muslim advocates & more, rejecting Democrats’ weak ICE ‘reform’ proposals- they are feeling the HEAT 🔥: www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-01...

Since acquiring Flock ALPR, the Alameda County Sheriff has been in violation of state law every day, exposing the County to significant liability. Tomorrow, she's asking the Board to extend the contract with Flock. Tell the Board to vote No on Item 44! Email the Board at [email protected]

On Tue, the Alameda County Sheriff will ask to renew contract with Flock. Meanwhile, the Sheriff has been violating state law by illegally sharing data with non-CA agencies many of whom participate in immigration enforcement, prosecute reproductive & gender care choices. Tell the Board to vote No!

Please support the fight for greater privacy protections for all: secure-justice.org/donate