QUESTION
How accurate and regulated is facial recognition technology within New York City agencies?
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The council member inquires about the accuracy of facial recognition technology and its use within New York City agencies. The Office of Technology and Innovation representatives explain their limited regulatory authority over the use of such technology by city agencies, and reiterate their focus on ensuring data protection and security protocols.
- The representatives state their oversight is confined to city agencies and does not extend to regulating private sector use of facial recognition.
- They indicate they review security processes for emerging technologies but defer questions about specific applications to the relevant agencies.
- The exchange highlights a gap between the council member's expectation for detailed information and the representatives' jurisdictional constraints.
Robert Holden
0:46:08
Can you talk about facial recognition, how accurate it is?
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Do you know anything about that?
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Or is that another question that's not appropriate?
Chantal Senatus
0:46:20
If I if I may counsel mem counsel members, with respect to what our position is on biometric technology and all emergent technology.
0:46:30
We are generally considering the dynamic technology and how it winds up affecting the public with respect to their public information and also public safety.
0:46:40
However, given the fact that our authority is over city agencies, we can't opine directly with respect to this.
0:46:47
However, if you wanna have a more robust conversation about what we can what we would recommend considering, as part of
Robert Holden
0:46:55
Wait a minute.
0:46:56
Is it the first of all?
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We're we're not asking.
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This is this is something that it's under your purse.
0:47:02
This is something facial recognition is part of your arsenal.
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Right?
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No?
Chantal Senatus
0:47:09
Facial record record facial biometric the use of biometric recognition technology is something that we review.
0:47:20
But in terms of regulating its use for private We're
Robert Holden
0:47:24
not I'm not talking about for private.
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I'm not my question didn't mention private.
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I said, and to improve public safety in New York City.
0:47:31
How is it used?
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And you said we can't talk about that.
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Do you guys?
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Tell me how that's I I just don't understand.
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How is it used in in right now by the police department, let's say?
Chantal Senatus
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Or That would be within the view of it.
Robert Holden
0:47:44
That's the police department, but OTI doesn't cover that.
0:47:48
How is it used in in government to get an entry into a government building, New York City building.
Kelly Moan
0:47:57
So if if I may, again, thank you for the consideration in our response.
0:48:06
The technology regardless of its facial rack or another emerging technology that's continued to be discussed in the public domain.
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There's applicable security review and and processes that my office does undertake regardless of sort of the use case of that technology.
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And so to DC senators' point having and shepherding those conversations with the the business owners or the use the use case of those agencies that are potentially leveraging that type of technology would be pertinent.
0:48:42
I can certainly speak to you our security processes and review to ensure the protection of the underlying data at all sensitivity levels.
0:48:53
But that is what we are able to discussed today.
