Identity/Age Verifier company AU10TX, which worked for Uber, Coinbase, X, Upwork, Paypal and LinkedIn exposed user credentials to log in and see uploaded ID's for over a year. They later appeared on Telegram. https://www.404media.co/id-verification-service-for-tiktok-uber-x-exposed-driver-licenses-au10tix/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

Small #broadband for public housing units projected started by San Francisco and ISP Monkey Brains 6 years ago now serves 15,000+ people and won a national award from NATOA. https://communitynets.org/content/san-francisco-wins-national-award-providing-free-high-speed-internet-service-affordable

Federal judge excoriates Caifornia corrections for inadequate mental health staffing in CA #prisons. https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/california-prisons-mental-health-staffing-contempt-ruling/

Polling shows Californians want term limits for county supervisors, district attorneys and sheriffs.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-25/californians-support-term-limits-for-local-offices-berkeley-poll-finds

SFPD plans to buy a #robot dog. https://missionlocal.org/2024/06/sfpd-considers-robot-dog-spot/

Voice of OC says the CA Senate Judiciary Committee should listen to the First Amendment Coalition and Oakland Privacy and attach #transparency requirements to #AB2715, a bill allowing cities to talk about #cybersecurity in closed session. #BrownAct https://voiceofoc.org/2024/06/santana-cyber-attacking-your-right-to-know/

The bad old days of #bundling are coming back as consumers struggle with multiple #streaming services. https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/survey-consumers-want-better-bundles-to-simplify-streaming

California putting $400 million more into #DiabloCanyon - the nuclear reactor on an earthquake fault. https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article289421164.html

#Apple takes out a billboard to dunk on Google #Chrome's #privacy problems. (They are not wrong, but Safari could be improved as well). https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/apple-google-billboard-safari-privacy-19532631.php

Federal lawmakers pulled civil rights protections from #APRA (the proposed federal data #privacy law) because Ted Cruz said they were too woke. Now most of the bill's supporters are opposing it https://www.techpolicy.press/us-congress-must-restore-fairness-protections-to-privacy-bill/

Julian #Assange leaves Belmarsh Prison in the UK for Australia after pleading guilty to one felony count of unauthorized receipt of classified material. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nmid.6474/gov.uscourts.nmid.6474.1.0.pdf

South Carolina Minority Leader mad about automated license plate readers after an error resulted in the arrest of an 18 year old girl in Myrtle Beach and a federal lawsuit. #ALPR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC4yr_7MLso

Join us in demanding solutions for people, not for profit! SF must prioritize affordable housing, tenant & small business protections, & community planning! Sign & share @REPCOALITIONSF's petition to @California_HCD, @sfbos & @LondonBreed! #AffordableFirst bit.ly/REPSF-Equity-Petition

"Supervisor Mueller said the company is trying to skirt the #utilities commission and push the plan to scrap #landline services into the state legislature, where “#ATT spends significant amounts of money on campaign contributions https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/06/20/att-must-keep-providing-landline-service-regulator-rules/?

"Matthew 25 calls us to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, welcome the stranger, and visit prisoners,” he said. “That’s our faith and that’s our belief. And we are doing exactly what Jesus calls us to do.”We are here to serve the community,” he said. “Why are they targeting us?” #ProjectVeritas #CatholicCharities https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/258057/san-diego-catholic-charities-struggles-with-security-risks-after-accusation-of-smuggling?

26 press freedom organizations (including Media Alliance) ask Santa Clara County DA not to press charges against #Stanford Daily #reporter Dilan Gohill, who was arrested covering the occupation of the President's office. https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/06/20/free-press-advocates-urge-da-not-to-charge-stanford-reporter-arrested-with-university-protesters/?

CPUC tells AT&T they cannot dump their carrier of last resort status and abandon CA customers. And the company immediately goes to #Sacramento to try to get state legistators to overturn the state regulatory agency. #Telecom https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/06/20/att-must-keep-providing-landline-service-regulator-rules/?

CISA (CyberSecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) releases report detailing grave vulnerabilities in #Motorola Solutions automated license plate reader system (formerly known as #Vigilant). 1.6 billion scans a year in California are collected and stored in Motorola's system #ALPR .https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-165-19

KnockLA reporter Ben Camacho prevails in lawsuit filed against him by the LAPD after Stop LAPD Spying published pictures of cops that Camacho secured in a public records request. City of LA will pay his legal fees. https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-police-lawsuit-lapd-b784ea5809942fe169cdc35a54e6b0fc

"Thousands of people catching trains in the United Kingdom likely had their faces scanned by #Amazon software. The image recognition system was used to predict travelers’ age, gender, and potential emotions". https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-ai-cameras-emotions-uk-train-passengers/