Khari Johnson is a Tech Reporter at CalMatters and The Markup. He focuses on themes such as security and law enforcement, AI and machine learning, and regional interest, often exploring the intersection of technology and public safety. His work has been featured in notable publications including Ars Technica, WIRED, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
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By: Katherine Ortiz, Khari Johnson
COMPANIES BACKING DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION are flooding Sacramento with cash, hoping to stop or defang seven bills that would regulate the facilities as they head toward approval in the California Legislature this week.
By: Khari Johnson
The California Legislature has failed several times since 2022 to regulate technology for automatically tracking vehicles — even as examples of abuse mount. This year was no exception.
By: Wendy Fry, Khari Johnson
Privacy advocates raised alarms as California lawmakers voted to share driver license information with a national nonprofit database. Then, the Trump administration sought trucker records from the organization.
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By: Khari Johnson, Wendy Fry
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By: Khari Johnson
California lawmakers again failed to regulate license-plate readers, as cities end Flock contracts and concerns mount over police misuse and data sharing.
By: Khari Johnson, Wendy Fry
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By: Wendy Fry, Khari Johnson
CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS wrestled with a difficult question earlier this summer : Could the state safely share driver's license data with a national group, as the federal government demanded, without exposing more than a million people to immigration and law enforcement agencies?
By: Kalw By, Khari Johnson
A bill that could have restricted how police use and share data from license plate readers failed in the Legislature this week. This comes even as backlash against license plate readers surges across the state and the country.
By: Khari Johnson
Amid a growing nationwide backlash against license-plate cameras, California, for the fifth year running, failed to enact regulations on the technology. A
