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CA Attorney General and Leading Consumer Privacy Agency Urged to Prevent "Clear and Present Danger" to Privacy by Clearview AI Facial Recognition Software

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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Consumer Watchdog called on the Attorney General and the privacy agency to bar Clearview AI from continuing to collect personal data and information in violation of California law.

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  • Consumer Watchdog called on the Attorney General and the privacy agency to bar Clearview AI from continuing to collect personal data and information in violation of California law.
  • Clearview AI's technology covertly "scrapes" photographs, including personal profile images from sources online, often from social media websites without consent.
  • "Clearview AI operates with callous disregard for the privacy rights of individual citizens," said Ryan Mellino, staff attorney for Consumer Watchdog and author of the report.
  • "It is time for California's top cop and the nation's premier privacy protection agency to take action to protect our privacy."

Stockton Attorney Allen Sawyer Wins Bail Bond Reduction for Child Molestation Client; Judge Drops Bail from $750K to $100K

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Friday, October 27, 2023
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STOCKTON, Calif., Oct. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Law Offices of Allen Sawyer announces that a client accused of child molestation (Case # CR-23-009200) and potentially facing a set bail of $750,000 has had his bail substantially reduced—down to $100,000—thanks to the arguments in the client's favor made by California Criminal Defense Attorney Allen Sawyer.

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  • STOCKTON, Calif., Oct. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Law Offices of Allen Sawyer announces that a client accused of child molestation (Case # CR-23-009200) and potentially facing a set bail of $750,000 has had his bail substantially reduced—down to $100,000—thanks to the arguments in the client's favor made by California Criminal Defense Attorney Allen Sawyer.
  • I'm very pleased that the judge decided to significantly reduce bail for my client.
  • Consequent to these arguments of Sawyer, Judge Shawn Bessey set Eric S.'s bail at $100,000.
  • "I'm very pleased that the judge decided to significantly reduce bail for my client," Sawyer said.

Insurance Industry Fails to Win Backroom Bailout in CA Legislature

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The insurance industry's attempt to pass a secret, last-minute bailout deal failed when a legislative deadline passed Monday night with no bill in print. Consumer advocates condemned the backroom process and called for a public, transparent debate to address insurers' pullouts from the home insurance market. The industry's focus now shifts to Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, who documents show was at the center of negotiations shaping the bailout. Consumer Watchdog sent a formal records request to Lara today seeking the text of the proposal and his communications with insurers. 

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  • Consumer advocates condemned the backroom process and called for a public, transparent debate to address insurers' pullouts from the home insurance market.
  • The industry's focus now shifts to Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, who documents show was at the center of negotiations shaping the bailout.
  • A memo circulated by an insurance industry lobbyist last week sought support for "the plan" endorsed by Insurance Commissioner Lara.
  • Despite insurers claims of financial crisis, insurance companies made four times the profit on home insurance in California than the national average .

Hagens Berman: Users of CapCut Video Editing App File Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Use of Sensitive Data

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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Users of CapCut, a video editing app with more than 200 million monthly users, are accusing CapCut and parent company ByteDance of illegally profiting from their sensitive personal data , according to consumer rights attorneys at leading plaintiffs’ litigation firm Hagens Berman.

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  • Users of CapCut, a video editing app with more than 200 million monthly users, are accusing CapCut and parent company ByteDance of illegally profiting from their sensitive personal data , according to consumer rights attorneys at leading plaintiffs’ litigation firm Hagens Berman.
  • Learn more about the lawsuit against CapCut and ByteDance for alleged user privacy violations.
  • “Because ByteDance is a tool app, not a social media app, it has largely avoided scrutiny over how it handles user data,” said Steve Berman, managing partner at Hagens Berman and the attorney leading the case.
  • Additionally, the app performs “pre-uploading” of content which sends the content to social media platforms even before the user clicks upload or post.

Arias Sanguinetti Files Data Breach Class Action on Behalf Of CalPERS Pensioners

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Monday, July 31, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys for Arias Sanguinetti filed a data breach class action on behalf of CalPERS members who had their data downloaded by an unauthorized third party after CalPERS provided that information to Pension Benefit Information, LLC and The Berwyn Group, Inc. ("PBI").

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  • LOS ANGELES, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys for Arias Sanguinetti filed a data breach class action on behalf of CalPERS members who had their data downloaded by an unauthorized third party after CalPERS provided that information to Pension Benefit Information, LLC and The Berwyn Group, Inc. ("PBI").
  • CalPERS provided PBI with the personal information of retired members, which included their full names, dates of birth and social security numbers.
  • However, in May of 2023, an unauthorized third party downloaded the information of 769,000 retired CalPERS members through PBI's poorly protected servers.
  • The lawsuit alleges that PBI was negligent in protecting CalPERS members' personal information, PBI violated the Customer Records Act (Cal.

Sheppard Mullin and A Better Childhood Announce Eleven San Bernardino Children Sue California for Systemic Reform of Child Welfare System

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
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A class action lawsuit was filed today on behalf of more than 5,800 California children against the California Department of Social Services (“CDSS”), CDSS Director Kim Johnson, San Bernardino County, Members of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, San Bernardino County Child & Family Services (“CFS”), California Gov.

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  • A class action lawsuit was filed today on behalf of more than 5,800 California children against the California Department of Social Services (“CDSS”), CDSS Director Kim Johnson, San Bernardino County, Members of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, San Bernardino County Child & Family Services (“CFS”), California Gov.
  • Gavin Newsom “in his official capacity” and CFS Director Jeany Zepeda (collectively, “the Defendants”) alleging that San Bernardino County’s child welfare system is irretrievably broken and in need of systemic reform.
  • “Workers in San Bernardino County can’t possibly protect these children because of their high caseloads, no matter how hard they might try,” said Marcia Robinson Lowry, director of A Better Childhood.
  • “This is an ingrained system that ignores the needs of these children, and far too many children are suffering grievously because of it.

LACERA Pension Spending Boosts L.A. County Economy by More Than $2 Billion

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Monday, December 12, 2022
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The Beacon Economics report quantified the direct economic impact of LACERA pensioner spending in Los Angeles County across multiple categories, finding that it generated more than $1.2 billion in direct economic activity.

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  • The Beacon Economics report quantified the direct economic impact of LACERA pensioner spending in Los Angeles County across multiple categories, finding that it generated more than $1.2 billion in direct economic activity.
  • The secondary impact of the LACERA pensioner spending in Los Angeles County is also substantial.
  • In total, more than $2.9 billion in economic activity was produced statewide because of pension benefits provided by LACERA to those retirees.
  • The report quantifiably demonstrates that LACERA pension spending has resulted in billions of dollars in economic activity and generated substantial employment.

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone calls on Californians to oppose Proposition 1

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco, released a new video this week calling on Californians to oppose Proposition 1 (Prop 1), the extreme abortion ballot measure to amend the state's constitution.

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  • Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco, released a new video this week calling on Californians to oppose Proposition 1 (Prop 1), the extreme abortion ballot measure to amend the state's constitution.
  • "Prop 1 is described by those who favor it as an opportunity to amend the California Constitution to establish a right to reproductive freedom," said Archbishop Cordileone.
  • "Its proponents make it sound like a reasonable action, but the words they use to describe Prop 1 mask reality.
  • "A No Vote on Prop 1 will keep our laws as they are," says Archbishop Cordileone.

State of California Treasurer's Office Leverages KnowledgeLake Cloud for Intelligent Document Processing

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- KnowledgeLake, a leading provider of intelligent document processing (IDP) solutions, today announced that the California State Treasurer's Office has selected the company's cloud-native solution to capture, process, and manage their mission-critical documents.

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  • California State Treasurer's Office selects KnowledgeLake's cloud-native solution to capture, process, and manage their mission-critical documents
    ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- KnowledgeLake , a leading provider of intelligent document processing (IDP) solutions, today announced that the California State Treasurer's Office has selected the company's cloud-native solution to capture, process, and manage their mission-critical documents.
  • KnowledgeLake will help the State Treasurer's Office migrate from a legacy content management system to KnowledgeLake Cloud, while leveraging their M365 investment.
  • "Moving away from our on-premises application to a modern cloud solution will help the State Treasurer's Office remove technical debt and reduce employee time spent on manual data entry and document search.
  • In addition the State Treasurer's Office will see significant cost savings in migrating from their legacy ECM solution to the KnowledgeLake Cloud" said Ron Cameron, CEO of KnowledgeLake.

National Disability Institute Partners with CalABLE for Launch of We Are CalABLE Campaign

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Thursday, August 25, 2022
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"Our goal with CalABLE has been to build the best possible program for the disability community.

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  • "Our goal with CalABLE has been to build the best possible program for the disability community.
  • The 'We Are CalABLE' campaign raises the voices of those whose lives have been impacted by their decision to open an account."
  • Many OFA students and staff are CalABLE account holders and have a firsthand understanding of how one can save for their future using CalABLE.
  • The "We Are CalABLE" campaign was conceptualized and launched by CalABLE's agency of record Program 11, in collaboration with the National Disability Institute, the first national nonprofit committed exclusively to the financial empowerment of people with disabilities.