Article 1V10P Oakland, CA launches ‘See Something, Say Something’ sex work snitch website

Oakland, CA launches ‘See Something, Say Something’ sex work snitch website

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On Saturday, the city of Oakland, California will launch a website where authorities can collect reports of people who patronize sex workers. The reportjohn.org snitch site created by city officials is an odd development in a town plagued by sex abuse scandals within its own law enforcement ranks. It will be interesting also to see what sort of security or privacy measures the site offers to those who use it to submit photos, names, license plates, or other sensitive information to authorities. At the time of this blog post, reportjohn.org is not yet online.

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