Matt Cagle

AI policy & civil liberties. Policy Counsel, Anthropic. ACLU NorCal alum. Opinions are my own.

[Matt Cagle @Matt_Cagle]

We’re gonna keep fighting surveillance even if Twitter disappears: https://t.co/lywojSMvlA

[Matthew Green @matthew_d_green]

Lots of folks are commenting on the fact that Meta is cozying up to the current administration, cutting out fact checking and other forms of moderation. This stuff is obviously worrying, but my big concern is: what happens when the government asks them to turn off encryption?

[Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib @RepRashida]

No excuses. Every single one of my Democratic colleagues should be voting against this bill that gives Trump and his incoming administration dictatorial powers to target nonprofit organizations as political enemies without due process.

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

Do not obey in advance. Lesson 1, first page, of my pamphlet "On Tyranny"

[Matt Cagle @Matt_Cagle]

Police surveillance tech triggers a vehicle pursuit across two cities that ends with four people hospitalized and multiple cars damaged.

Surveillance will make us safer, they say.

[Darwin BondGraham @DarwinBondGraha]

A license plate scanner hit in Berkeley alerted BPD to a stolen car.

BPD officer chased the car into Oakland where the pursuit ended in a crash.

https://t.co/IyiLiVQriW

[Matt Cagle @Matt_Cagle]

What Big Tech learned from Big Tobacco:

(1) Push bad bills in states
(2) Point to the "patchwork" the bills created
(3) Use preemption to prevent better state laws

read @snowjake on why this is a huge drag🚬:

[Matt Cagle @Matt_Cagle]

Littering Oakland communities with ineffective microphones is not making a meaningful dent in public safety and distracts money and attention from real solutions.

Oakland should listen to @APTPaction and community groups and shutter its broken ShotSpotter program.

[Jaime Omar Yassin @hyphy_republic]

I'll be covering the Public Safety Committee meeting where the CMs will consider renewing the Shotspotter contract tonight from the @Oak_Observer . Here's my coverage of the PAC's analysis that found it of questionable effectiveness and rec'd ditching it. https://t.co/eGLyMF1Qq4

[Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe]

They live on a different sidewalk. Worse off than before. They don’t just disappear.

[Matt Cagle @Matt_Cagle]

It’s all fun and games until the cops demand you turn over anything your fun music surveillance device incidentally recorded on the street

[Jeff Mosenkis @mosenkis]

"Bop Spotter" listens in for what music people are listening to on one block in San Francisco @AVPapachristos
https://t.co/uN6vqLxmks

[Matt Cagle @Matt_Cagle]

As face recognition-fueled wrongful arrests illustrate, once this tech IDs someone, accurately or not, it can taint the subsequent police investigation and the basis for charges. This is just one reason that people deserve to know if cops used it in their case. Learn more⬇️

[ACLU of Northern CA @ACLU_NorCal]

We filed a preliminary injunction against UC Santa Cruz to stop unconstitutional campus bans of students and faculty without hearings or proof of threat.

https://t.co/oWrvzyBqvz

[Matt Cagle @Matt_Cagle]

Oakland's cameras aren't effectively stopping people from dumping trash. Instead of wasting $ on surveillance, the City should follow the lead of my neighbors who are putting up flowers, benches, and libraries to create spaces that invite people, not junk. https://t.co/QHxdGzW4Sa

[Peter Beinart @PeterBeinart]

You know what actual populism looks like? It's not demonizing immigrants. It's this: Using government to protect ordinary people from corporate greed.

[William Fitzgerald @william_fitz]

Five years ago Microsoft workers protested the company developing military defense googles.

Today Microsoft doubled down on this work, announcing a partnership with Anduril.

[Matt Cagle @Matt_Cagle]

In 7 weeks, Donald Trump may win the presidency, and if he does, SF's expanding network will be a perfect target for an admin carrying out Project 2025 and seeking info about people protesting, seeking medical care, and going about their private lives. https://t.co/HLUB15vtvL

[Matt Cagle @Matt_Cagle]

Take it from Oracle, a company that just agreed to pay $100+ million to settle a suit alleging it had violated the privacy of hundreds of millions of people by collecting and sharing their personal information without consent. https://t.co/dtjVT5mfxz

[Tsarathustra @tsarnick]

Oracle's Larry Ellison says a surveillance system of police body cams, cameras on cars and autonomous drones, all monitored by AI, will constantly record and report on police and citizens, leading everyone to be on their best behavior

[ACLU of Northern CA @ACLU_NorCal]

BREAKING! We’ve just released our new Know Your Rights guide and video on Free Speech, Protests & Demonstrations. Find out what you need to know before you take to the streets. Plus what to do and not to do if you get stopped by the police. More at https://t.co/EzPdFcYjlD

[Matt Cagle @Matt_Cagle]

We should be asking difficult questions about why the first prominent state-level deployments of genAI are aiming to scrutinize the lives of poor people and not the wealthiest among us.

[Matt Cagle @Matt_Cagle]

Computer glasses will make us safer this time

[Thomas Brewster @iblametom]

🚨 SCOOP 🚨 Police in California are starting to test out Apple Vision Pros in real-time surveillance centers.

I spoke to Orange County Sheriff's CIO who has tested it out and he's a big fan.

LAPD also buying.

Robocops coming to a street near you soon?

https://t.co/9clpUTeRsD