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on their collection, use and data sharing. ALPR owners must post a privacy Two shoppers have filed a class-action lawsuit against the owners of the tracked by Flock, a company that has a never blink, they never sleep, and they policy online that says how ALPRs Stanford Shopping Center for allegedly nationwide network of at least 80,000 see and remember everything,” said the will be monitored, the purposes for colsurveilling their cars with automated automated license-plate reading camer- lawsuit, filed in Santa Clara County Su- lecting the data and the length of time perior Court on Friday. the data will be stored, according to the license-plate reading cameras in viola- as, or ALPRs. “Once installed, the ALPRs identify Noel and Acosta are suing Simon law. tion of state law. But Simon allegedly doesn’t have a Joshua Noel and Dominic Acosta and create a detailed record of every Property Group for allegedly violating said they visited the Palo Alto mall last vehicle that enters its view. Unlike a California’s 2015 ALPR law, which re- privacy policy on its website, the suit year and had no idea they were being person at an intersection, these cameras quires ALPR owners to have policies [See CAMERAS, page 22]
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TROOPS AND TALKS: President Trump said for a second day that the U.S. was in talks with Iran to end the war. But Iran has denied that any negotiations are taking place. Meanwhile, at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division will be sent in coming days. META GUILTY: A New Mexico jury yesterday found social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law. State prosecutors had accused Meta of placing profits over safety in violation of the state’s Unfair Practices Act. Attorneys for Meta had said the company discloses risks and makes efforts to weed out harmful content. GOV. DEBATE OFF: USC has canceled a gubernatorial debate scheduled for last night after all candidates of racial minorities were excluded and accused the university of discrimination. Two Republicans and four Democrats, who are all white, were slated to participate. SORA SHUT DOWN: OpenAI is [See THE UPDATE, page 22] 60 Linaria Way
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MAY GET THE AXE — These four redwood trees at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Palo Alto may get felled if a neighbor’s appeal to keep them fails. Post photo by Braden Cartwright.
Residents are fighting to stop four redwood trees from being cut down behind Palo Alto’s oldest church. “Those trees are a whole ecosystem for birds and insects to live in,” resident Thomas Seay said in an interview yesterday. “They provide cooling for the whole neighborhood. They reduce the chance of runoff in flooding. And there’s been a number of studies that have shown treelined streets increase property values.” In an application to the city, St. Thomas Aquinas Church said the trees are damaging the foundation of the building at 751 Waverley St., which was constructed in 1902 and is a local historic landmark. The city posted notices on the trees on March 11 and “deeply upset” the neighborhood, resident Hannah Ennerfelt
Need a lift? Hop on a city golf cart McDowell proposed a golf cart shuttle service at Monday’s council meetSan Carlos Councilwoman Sara Mc- ing that could hold five people and travDowell said she wants a golf cart shut- el in a loop through the 700 block of tle service to draw residents to the 700 Laurel Street. Council discussed how to navigate concerns from businesses block of Laurel Street. BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
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