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RECAP: AB 1215 Banning Facial Recognition From Police Body Cameras

September 23, 2019 5:09 pmSeptember 24, 2019 10:13 am

AB 1215 seeks to ban all biometric surveillance in police body cams. What is it? Assembly Bill 1215. AB 1215 would install a three year ban on using biometrics, such as facial recognition systems, from being used in police body...

RECAP: SB 273, The Bill Extending The Statute Of Limitations On Domestic Violence

September 18, 2019 4:40 pm

California is one step away from extending the statute of limitations to five years on domestic violence reports. What is it? Senate Bill 273. SB 273 generally expands protections and procedures for victims of domestic violence. Under current law, victims...

‘Deepfake’ Audio and Visual Political Ads Faces Ban With Looming Senate Vote

September 10, 2019 1:34 pm

Assembly Bill 730, which would ban ads that have been altered using ‘deepfake technology’ will be decided soon in the statehouse. ‘Deepfake’ technology uses facial scans and new audio to create a fake video using footage from a real video....

Bill to allow formerly imprisoned felons to vote passes in the Assembly

September 6, 2019 1:50 pmSeptember 9, 2019 9:59 am

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 6, which would allow paroled felons in the state to vote, has passed the assembly, and is on its way for a Senate vote. The amendment had ten members of the Assembly introduce it: Assemblymembers Kevin McCarty...

Change California Taxpayers Can’t Believe In

June 9, 2019 2:05 amJune 8, 2019 5:53 pm

As Katy Grimes noted, SB 132 by San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener “would allow prison inmates to decide their own sex, how they want to be addressed (Mr. Miss, Mrs. Ms.), and would require California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation...

California Bill to Allow Prison Inmates To Decide Their Own Sex

June 6, 2019 1:27 pmJune 10, 2019 12:20 pm

A bill by San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener would allow prison inmates to decide their own sex, how they want to be addressed (Mr. Miss, Mrs. Ms.), and would require California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials to refer to...

California Won’t Face Up To Crime

May 18, 2019 5:17 amJune 10, 2019 12:34 pm

“The use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance is the functional equivalent of requiring every person to show a personal photo identification card at all times in violation of recognized constitutional rights. This technology also allows people to be...