Electronic Frontier Foundation

In the face of allegations of companies sharing users’ information without their consent, Proposition 24 aims to limit businesses from profiting off users’ sensitive information.

Berkeley City Council will consider a proposal, submitted by the Police Review Commission, to regulate the city’s use of surveillance technology at the council’s regular meeting on Tuesday.

At an Oakland press conference, Berkeley city council members and other East Bay officials voiced their support for a bill requiring the installation of a phone-disabling application aimed at preventing smartphone theft.

Civilians and civil rights groups raised concerns at press conference on Thursday about the potential purchase by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office of aerial surveillance drones.