CA’s Right To Privacy - a case of first impression
“The right to privacy “‘is not so much one of total secrecy as it is of the right to define one’s circle of intimacy—to choose who shall see beneath the quotidian mask. This right encompasses “informational privacy,” including “an interest in limiting disclosure of confidential information about bodily condition.”
2023 Legislative Recap
How did the bills we supported in this difficult political climate turn out?
MetroLab Network Student Cup Competition
As part of a PIT-UN funded grant, and in partnership with Cleveland State University School of Law and Future of Privacy Forum, Secure Justice participated in the creation of a curriculum titled “Smart Cities Privacy & Equity.”
Secure Justice v. City of Oakland
Our lawsuit settlement resulted in significant wins for privacy and civil liberties.
AB 645 - automated speed cams
It sounds like a bad joke. How many lawyers does it take to protect California residents from financial harm by actually reading the proposed bill? Apparently the answer is one, and she’s a 2L at Ohio State Law School and not yet a lawyer.
What To Read/Watch
Thought leaders, lawyers, activists, organizers - here are the articles, reports, papers, books, and blogs we’re studying to stay at the forefront of the regulatory environment pertaining to fast emerging technologies.
San Francisco prohibits dangerous pretext stops
On January 11, 2023, after a months-long campaign to address the obvious racial disparities in the San Francisco police department’s (“SFPD”) stop data, the San Francisco Police Commission voted 4-2 to approve a measure that will limit pretextual traffic stops in an effort to help reduce racial bias in policing.
Spring 2022 - a note from our Executive Director
We barely survived the mad dash to the end of 2021. This year isn’t starting off any easier.
Gaman and Bayanihan
The Los Angeles Planning and Land Use Committee is considering whether to designate my family’s former boarding house and its next-door extension, the Obayashi Employment Agency — as historic cultural monuments (HCMs).
Privacy Regulations in the Area of Automated Decision Making
Privacy Regulations in the Area of Automated Decision Making