SF and Oakland Police Illegally Shared License Plate Data with Federal Agencies
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Summary
SF and Oakland police illegally shared license plate data with federal agencies, violating state law. The Oakland Police Department's logs revealed instances of sharing data with other California police departments for federal-related searches.
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In most instances, the OPD didn’t appear to share information directly with the federal agencies.
OPD fulfilled a request related to an ICE investigation on one occasion.
SF and Oakland police appear to have repeatedly broken state law by sharing data from license plate cameras with federal agencies. OPD fulfilled a request related to an ICE investigation on one occasion.
