OPD quietly shut down its license plate reader system in February, but officials are pushing for more cameras.
Tag: Surveillance
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After an uptick in shootings, someone installed DIY surveillance cameras on Lakeshore Avenue
The city doesn’t know who installed the illegal cameras—and it turns out they were only pretending to record.
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Oakland’s privacy commission wants to ensure sexual assault survivors’ DNA isn’t misused
OPD says it never followed San Francisco’s controversial practice of using DNA to ID survivors as criminal suspects. A new policy may ensure it never does.
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Oakland to illegal dumpers: new secret cameras will catch you
The city has installed 10 new high-quality camera systems in unnamed spots around town to discourage people who dump debris.
