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California Privacy
Deeplinks Blog by Saira Hussain | December 18, 2019

California DOJ Cuts Off ICE Deportation Officers from State Law Enforcement Database

Marking a big win for privacy and immigrant rights, the California Department of Justice (CADOJ) has cut off deportation agents from access to the state’s law enforcement network. Earlier this year, the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was required to sign an...

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Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | June 25, 2019

EFF to the California DOJ: Enforce the Prohibition on Assisting Immigration Enforcement

Update June 28, 2019: Albeit months late, the ICE division in Orange County has now submitted its misuse disclosure. Like every other DHS component, it reported it did not open a single misuse investigation in 2018. In response to the looming threat of mass deportations, EFF has sent a...

California Privacy
Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass | May 17, 2019

California Now Classifies Immigration Enforcement as “Misuse” of Statewide Law Enforcement Network

It has taken more than a year, but the California Attorney General’s Office has implemented steps to protect immigrants from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other agencies that abuse the state’s public safety network, the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS). Following calls for reform from EFF and...

Deeplinks Blog by Tracy Rosenberg | April 18, 2019

California Attorney General Must Investigate Improper Database Searches on Community Observers at Controversial Police Event

Update August 29, 2019: The California Department of Justice finished its investigation and concluded that misuse did not occur. For more information, read Tracy Rosenberg's report on the Media Alliance blog. This is a guest post by Tracy Rosenberg, executive director of Media Alliance. It was originally published on...

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Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass | March 31, 2016

EFF Pressure Results in Increased Disclosure of Abuse of California’s Law Enforcement Databases

EFF’s efforts to fix holes in oversight of the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) are paying off.New data and records released by California Department of Justice (CADOJ) show a steep increase in the number of agencies disclosing cases of abuse of the state's network of law enforcement databases—a major...

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Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass | February 11, 2016

California Department of Justice Agrees to Stop Skirting Open Meeting Rules

The California Department of Justice (CADOJ) is ending its practice of holding meetings in ways that impede the public's ability to meaningfully participate in oversight of the state's sprawling network of police databases. The new reforms, announced in response to EFF advocacy, will allow greater opportunity for Californians to review...

Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass | November 18, 2015

Misuse Rampant, Oversight Lacking at California’s Law Enforcement Network

Confirmed cases of misuse of California’s sprawling unified law enforcement information network have doubled over the last five years, according to records obtained by EFF under the California Public Records Act.That adds up to a total 389 cases between 2010 and 2014 in which an investigation concluded that a user—often...

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