The Oakland Police Department illegally shared surveillance data with federal agencies, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
The complaint against the city of Oakland, filed by privacy nonprofit Secure Justice, accuses the department of violating state law by sharing sensitive data from automated license plate readers with federal law enforcement, including the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“Oakland has exposed countless individuals to grave harm from the Trump administration’s hate-filled policies and invaded the privacy rights of individuals not suspected of any wrongdoing,” says the lawsuit, which was filed in Alameda County Superior Court…