These tools can also intercept content. They can listen to my phone, they can see the pictures that i have. Reporter hes a member of oaklands privacy commission. He says since 2006 the department has had a stingray, that city gotten wasnt even aware of. In 2013, after an undercover officer was shot and wounded, the suspects attorneys filed suit, arguing their clients were illegally tracked down with the stingray. Now a new state law says any agency in california that wants to use cellphone tracking must have a public hearing and develop a privacy policy. I believe its going to be the Gold Standard in the u. S. Or anywhere on the planet. Reporter under the proposal, police must obtain a warrant and tell the court what theyre looking for. They can only use the stingray to locate a phone not for content interception. The equipment can only be used to search for suspects, fugitives, missing persons, and those in imminent danger. An annual report must document every case. Still, that isnt l
With mostly sunny conditions and jacket weather during the evening hours. We still have lingering closures from all the rain and that includes highway 37. So they are pumping water off of the state route 37, 24 hours a day. But they are just really not many areas to put it so we still have that full closure between atherton and 101. We will have chp on the scene once again helping to traffic on atherton, i know that has been getting really congested. Hang in there. Well take a look at drive times coming up. Selfdriving ubers are back on the streets in San Francisco. Uber pulled Autonomous Cars last month after getting in a fight with the city and state over permits so how are able to allow selfdriving ben g again . Amy hollyfield live for us. Explain, amy. Reporter hi, reggie. This is the warehouse at 4th and harrison where they store the selfdriving cars. These fusions will be rolling out on the streets today with a twist. They will be manually driven. The selfdriving option will not
Alexis. How about on the roads. Well, yeah, id say were looking pretty typical in that weve got a couple trouble spots, northbound 880 one of them. We have that sevencar crashes this is a sig alert, three left lanes are still blocked and a couple of miles of delay there, spilled over on to 238 as well. In the meantime, im looking for a crash within the bay bridge toll plaza there in the car pool lanes, havent spotted it on camera and its looking pretty average here when we check on our maps, ill have an update on that. Look at mass transit coming up in less than ten. Remember the selfdriving uber cars with all the equipment on top . Theyre back on the streets in San Francisco. Uber pulled its cars after getting in a fight with the city and state over permits so how are they able to allow selfdriving again . They werent arent. Amy hollyfield live to explain this morning. Reporter good morning, reggie. This is the warehose where they keep them. We havent seen them roll out yet this morni
Person on the raft called for help. Rescue teams recovered the kayak and a life jacket, but no sign of the kayaker. The coast guard and several Fire Agencies are still taking part in the search. Well bring you updates through this newscast and the abc 7 news app. Tonight in oakland city councilmembers are being asked to take the first step toward a policy that would regulate Surveillance Technology that can intercept your cellphone signal. Its been used under the radar for years. Thats right, police see it as a Crime Fighting tool. Carol . Reporter youre right, this technology has been around for years, used by Law Enforcement agencies all over the country. Tonight, oaklands public commission, its Public Safety commission is trying to get a handle on this and put in restrictions and private protections, because now its required by state law. The device, commonly called a stingray, mimics a cell tower, sending out the strongest signal, capturing and identifying all nearby cellphones, ev
Reporter kristen, of course this border wall news came as no surprise to its opponents. Primarily democratic politicians as well as Community Activists are really starting to strategize how theyre going to block or delay its construction. But federal regulations and treaties may also come into play. In san jose and other major imgranting communities, activists say they will not let the border wall go up without a fight. We do have allies in congress who are fighting for the immigrant community and have the ability and the opportunity to put pressure and put roadblocks in the process to make sure that the border wall isnt built. Reporter leverage may come from blocking the funds to build it if mexico doesnt pay for it. The cost by some estimates could top 10 billion, however, there are other potential obstacles or delays. The border wall will require environmental reviews according to the former deputy counsel of the epa now at Santa Clara University school of law. Given this is a massi