On today’s show, we speak with a number of guests about the Oakland Public Safety Committee’s rejection of FLOCK surveillance technologies that threaten the privacy and safety of residents. Sarah Hamid is Director of Strategic Programming at Electronic Frontier Foundation, Reem Suleiman is the senior campaign director at the anti-surveillance nonprofit Fight for the Future and a former privacy advocacy commissioner in Oakland, Rami Ibrahim is an organizer with Palestinian Youth Movement, Tanisha Cannon is the Managing Director for Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, Brian Hofer is a member of the Oakland Privacy Council Committee and the executive director of secure justice. They filed a lawsuit against the city of Oakland last night for allegedly sharing surveillance data with federal agencies and finally Rev. Jeremy J. McCants is a Faith Rooted Organizer for East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE), an organization committed to fighting for equitable and economic power in the Bay Area; as well as a minister at the historic Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland.
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