As a member of the Transparent and Responsible Use of Surveillance Technology (TRUST) Coalition, DSA San Diego members have worked to pass a series of reform ordinances through the San Diego City Council. After 2 years of diligent work involving community input and legal review, the City Council was cowed by the Police Officers Association to insert amendments which severely weaken this ordinance. These amendments allow blanket-exemptions in oversight for technologies introduced to the city by Federal investigators. The city will have no oversight or knowledge of the Surveillance Technologies introduced by federal law enforcement partners.
This lack of oversight and control is unacceptable and endangers San Diegans. Federal agencies have frequently engaged in predatory and invasive surveillance of our […]
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