In a busy surveillance day at the Oakland City Council, the council approved a use policy for drone use in Oakland. The city currently does not own any drones, but has borrowed from the stable of drones owned by the…
Category: Predictive Policing
1st Municipal Ban on Predictive Policing in Santa Cruz
The Central California city of Santa Cruz became the first city in the nation to ban the use of predictive policing software by their police department. The City Council voted 7-0 to end the use of the software by ordinance…
Santa Cruz Committee Unanimously Forwards 1st Predictive Policing Ban in US
On March 11, the Public Safety committee of the Santa Cruz City Council unanimously recommended passage of a surveillance transparency ordinance for the City of Santa Cruz. The proposed ordinance includes a complete ban on the use of predictive policing…
Oakland Privacy PredPol Letter June 24 2015
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