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Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass | October 14, 2015

Success in Sacramento: Four New Laws, One Veto—All Victories for Privacy and Transparency

There’s an adage that goes: “As goes California, so goes the nation.” In all fairness, that’s said about a lot of states, but we believe it is especially true for California, since not only is the Golden State bigger in population and GDP than most sovereign nations, but because so...

Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass | October 5, 2015

Law Enforcement Tech: A Civilian Oversight Primer

While some police departments and sheriff's offices are left to oversee themselves, many cities and counties around the country have adopted civilian oversight bodies. Often composed of everyday citizens, these boards and commissions are charged with investigating misconduct complaints against law enforcement, from intense police brutality to minor violations of...
Deeplinks Blog by Dia Kayyali | October 5, 2015

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors Delayed Upgrading the County’s IMSI Catcher. Tell Them to Make the Delay Permanent.

Alameda County residents, you have a little more than a week to tell your Board of Supervisors how you feel about Sheriff Ahern’s proposed upgrade to phone surveillance technology shared by several law enforcement agencies in the county. The Board will consider the proposal on October...

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Deeplinks Blog by Nate Cardozo | September 3, 2015

Finally! DOJ Reverses Course and Requires Warrants for Stingrays!

At long last, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a slew of much-needed policy changes regarding the use of cell-site simulators. Most importantly, starting today all federal law enforcement agencies—and all state and local agencies working with the federal government—will be required to obtain a search warrant...

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