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BERKELEY, Calif (June 9, 2021) – Last month, the Berkeley City Council passed an ordinance that takes the first step toward limiting the impact of federal programs that militarize local police. Councilmember Kate Harrison authored the ordinance. Under the new...
BERKELEY, Calif. (Oct. 16. 2019) – Yesterday, the Berkeley City Council unanimously passed a ban on law enforcement use of facial recognition technology in the city. It is the 4th local government in the country to do so this year. The amendment to the...
With government and corporate partners aggressively pushing for facial recognition everywhere – airports, public places, police body cams and more – left and right are starting to come together to ban government from using it for surveillance (or anything...
BERKELEY, Calif. (April 18, 2018) – The city of Berkeley, Calif., has passed a local ordinance that sets the stage to limit the acquisition and use of spy gear by law enforcement and other city agencies. The Surveillance Technology Use and Community Safety...