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Community Activists Reach Settlement with Marin County Sheriff for Unlawfully Sharing Drivers’ Locations with Out-Of-State and Federal Agencies

Activists and Civil Rights Advocates Say Sheriff’s Sharing Practices Threatened Safety of Marginalized Groups

ACLU Investigation Uncovers Footage from Widespread Aerial Surveillance of Racial Justice Protests

California Highway Patrol Recorded Protesters from the Skies in Dozens of California Cities after Murder of George Floyd

Activists Sue San Francisco for Wide-Ranging Surveillance of Black-Led Protests Against Police Violence

In Violation of San Francisco’s Surveillance Technology Ordinance, SFPD Secretly Used Vast Network of Cameras to Spy on People Protesting Police Killing of George Floyd

ACLU Demands Twitter Take Immediate Action to Stop Developers from Facilitating Government Surveillance of Users

A Twitter developer has provided police with tweets by activists and others involved in ongoing demonstrations against police violence