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Jennifer Urban
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Personal account. Law prof @Berkeley Law. Board Chairperson, California Privacy Protection Agency. Statements are solely my own views; reposts/follows/links are not endorsements. Ask me about my clinic students!

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 2d
This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.

The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...
www.latimes.com

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California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · 18d
Opt-out preference signals make it easier to express your privacy choices online.

They automatically communicate your opt-out: no individual requests needed.

Learn how to enable them: privacy.ca.gov/tips/enable-oops

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California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · 19d
Privacy starts with small steps.
From adjusting settings to limiting data sharing, our tips are designed for everyday life.

Get practical privacy tips: privacy.ca.gov/tips

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California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · 20d
🔐 It’s Data Privacy Week!

Today, CalPrivacy announced new tools to help Californians take control of their personal information, including DROP—a free tool that lets you delete your data from 500+ data brokers with one request.

Get started: privacy.ca.gov/DROP

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Jennifer Urban @jenniferurban.bsky.social · 20d
My excellent colleague @catherinecrump.bsky.social
breaks it down in 60 seconds: no, federal agents generally cannot enter your home without a judicial warrant.
catherinecrump.bsky.social Catherine Crump @catherinecrump.bsky.social · 20d
2/2 I’ve recorded a quick breakdown of the law and why this distinction matters for your constitutional rights. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/shorts/TqSNw...
Can ICE agents enter homes without a judicial warrant?
YouTube video by Civil Liberties In 60 Seconds
www.youtube.com

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Catherine Crump @catherinecrump.bsky.social · 20d
2/2 I’ve recorded a quick breakdown of the law and why this distinction matters for your constitutional rights. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/shorts/TqSNw...
Can ICE agents enter homes without a judicial warrant?
YouTube video by Civil Liberties In 60 Seconds
www.youtube.com

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 23d
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."

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Megan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 23d
Law school and university "leaders must realize that attempting to appease hostile powers will never buy permanent security, and that caving under political pressure will only undermine their institutions rather than save them." Well said, @gshans.bsky.social! ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
A Law School Dean Signed a Brief Defending Trans Rights. She Lost Her Job Because of It
The revocation of Emily Suski’s job offer at the University of Arkansas sends a chilling message to law professors everywhere.
ballsandstrikes.org

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California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · 24d
In case you missed it!
How Californians can use a new state website to block hundreds of data brokers
A new state website lets California residents fill out a few forms to keep their personal data from being tracked or sold by data brokers.
calmatters.org

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California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · 26d
Grateful to Governor Gavin Newsom for highlighting DROP, the first-in-the-nation privacy tool that allows Californians to block the sale of their personal information by data brokers. To date, more than 155,000 Californians have signed up. Read the release: www.gov.ca.gov/2026/01/20/g...
Governor Newsom announces first-in-the-nation privacy tool allowing Californians to block the sale of their data | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov

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California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · Jan 15
The California Opt Me Out Act, sponsored by CalPrivacy, requires browsers to offer OOPS starting on January 1, 2027. OOPS allows you to automatically set your privacy preferences for each website you visit. Learn more in our latest blog post: privacy.ca.gov/2026/01/cali...
California’s Opt Me Out Act: Your Privacy Just Got Easier
privacy.ca.gov

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California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · Jan 13
On Jan 15, CalPrivacy joins Senior Scam Stoppers and Sen. Josh Becker’s Office to help older Californians fight elder fraud. Executive Director Tom Kemp will share privacy tips, including using the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP). RSVP: sd13.senate.ca.gov/event/senior...

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Jennifer Urban @jenniferurban.bsky.social · Jan 12
It was a joy to swear @nicoleozer.bsky.social in as the Speaker's appointee to the @calprivacy.bsky.social Board. I am grateful to her for serving, and grateful to outgoing Board Member @bnonnecke.bsky.social for her thoughtful service. Thank you both on behalf of the Board and California! ⭐
calprivacy.bsky.social California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · Jan 12
Speaker Robert Rivas has appointed Nicole Ozer to the California Privacy Protection Agency Board. Ozer brings decades of expertise in privacy, technology, and democracy. Ms. Ozer fills the seat previously held by Dr. Brandie Nonnecke Read more: cppa.ca.gov/announcements/

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California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · Jan 12
Speaker Robert Rivas has appointed Nicole Ozer to the California Privacy Protection Agency Board. Ozer brings decades of expertise in privacy, technology, and democracy. Ms. Ozer fills the seat previously held by Dr. Brandie Nonnecke Read more: cppa.ca.gov/announcements/

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CalMatters @calmatters.org · Jan 11
The California Privacy Protection Agency kicked off 2026 by launching a tool that state residents can use to make data brokers delete and stop selling their personal information. bit.ly/452Gk6a
How Californians can use a new state website to block hundreds of data brokers

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Jennifer Urban @jenniferurban.bsky.social · Jan 1
Yep

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Jennifer Urban @jenniferurban.bsky.social · Jan 1
Clever, beautiful, and revealing--from the fabulous @tepski.tech 🌟
tepski.tech Amanda Tepski @tepski.tech · Dec 31
On the last day of this year, I’m proud to share the tool I’ve spent the better part of year co-creating with my RA to let anyone make what I call “redactive poetry” from legal documents. I’d be thrilled if you tried our Redactive Layering Technology (ReLaTe): www.tepski.tech/redaction
SCOTUS decision in Griswold v. Connecticut establishing decisional privacy redacted into a lyrical poem about the sanctity, harmony, and nobility of intimacy in a marriage 💜

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Bridget Dooling @bridgetdooling.bsky.social · Jan 1
Watching The Hunt for Red October before we turn to the Buckeyes and then saying adios to 2025.

Watching the scene where Vasily fantasizes about living in Montana with a pickup, driving state to state. No papers?

No papers, says Capt Ramius.

No papers. That’s my America.

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California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · Dec 31
New things are taking root!🌲
Tomorrow, Californians can take control of their privacy.
DROP gives Californians a single-click way to request deletion of personal data from hundreds of data brokers. Learn more: privacy.ca.gov/DROP

Reposted by Dolly Jørgensen, Jennifer M. Urban, David Stott

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · Dec 31
Illustrations from Japanese fireworks catalogues (ca. 1880s) — https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/japanese-fireworks-catalogues #newyearseve #fireworks

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Amanda Tepski @tepski.tech · Dec 31
On the last day of this year, I’m proud to share the tool I’ve spent the better part of year co-creating with my RA to let anyone make what I call “redactive poetry” from legal documents. I’d be thrilled if you tried our Redactive Layering Technology (ReLaTe): www.tepski.tech/redaction
SCOTUS decision in Griswold v. Connecticut establishing decisional privacy redacted into a lyrical poem about the sanctity, harmony, and nobility of intimacy in a marriage 💜

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California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · Dec 29
What better place than the birthplace of Silicon Valley to count down something big?
In just 3 days, Californians can access DROP, a tool to delete your personal info from hundreds of data brokers in a single place.
Learn more: privacy.ca.gov/DROP
@tomkemp00.bsky.social

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California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · Dec 10
Our newest blog breaks down why this first-of-its-kind privacy tool matters, how it works, and what Californians can expect next year.

Learn how DROP will help you take control of the personal information data brokers hold about you. Read the blog privacy.ca.gov/2025/12/janu...

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · Dec 8
How do trackers see your internet browser? Find out with Cover Your Tracks: coveryourtracks.eff.org
Cover Your Tracks
See how trackers view your browser
coveryourtracks.eff.org

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Bill Barnwell @billbarnwell.com · Dec 4
I'm at the combination
a combination urgent care and taco bell

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Jennifer Urban @jenniferurban.bsky.social · Nov 22
Yes! You can pry my em dash out of my cold, dead hands.

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/dont...
Don’t Let AI Ruin the Em Dash
In defense of the newly controversial punctuation mark, which has become a target for those determined to root out AI writing.
www.wsj.com

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Nov 22
Ah yes. Harvard Law School in the early 1990s, well known for its Communist professors.
Ted Cruz #@tedcruz•20h I'm the son of a Cuban immigrant — I hate communists. But when I was at Harvard Law School, I went out of my way to take classes from the communists because you can't fight something you don't understand. 1.1K 27 532 5.4K Il 136K

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AAUP @aaup.org · Nov 15
WE WON!!!

The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.

Read the order here:
democracyforward.org

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California Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · Nov 13
New regs outline requirements for deletion request requirements (starting Aug 1) and clarify registration for Jan 1. Plus, SB 361 imposes new disclosure requirements. Details: www.cppa.ca.gov/announcement...

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Jennifer Urban @jenniferurban.bsky.social · Nov 13
Join us next week! I'm looking forward to the lecture on this timely topic, and to commenting with Lindsay Tonsager.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲: www.law.berkeley.edu/research/bcl...
paulschwartz.bsky.social Paul Schwartz @paulschwartz.bsky.social · Sep 26
Come join us on Nov. 19 for the 18th Annual BCLT Privacy Lecture delivered by Prof. Lior Strahilevitz @thelior.bsky.social. Register here:
bclt.wufoo.com/forms/m1f7z1...
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