NYPD Attempts to Block Surveillance Transparency Law With Misinformation
▻https://theintercept.com/2017/07/07/nypd-surveillance-post-act-lies-misinformation-transparency
Earlier this year, New York City Council members Vanessa Gibson and Daniel Garodnick introduced the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act, which would require public disclosure and dialogue on the New York Police Department’s purchase and use of surveillance equipment. The bill is in the weaker vein of similar legislation passed or under consideration by lawmakers in 19 cities across the U.S., where elected officials hope to write use policies and approve or deny the purchase of (...)