QUESTION
What requirements beyond limitations on facial recognition technology are proposed for biometric data collection?
3:36:51
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The council member explains that the proposed legislation would require cybersecurity safeguards, a written retention policy, and written consent in advance of any biometric data collection.
- The industry representatives argue these requirements would be overly burdensome for businesses
- They claim the definition of biometric data is too broad, covering data on anyone including those outside NYC
- They suggest different policies may be needed for small businesses versus large stores
- One representative states those unwilling to provide consent are likely shoplifters
Jennifer Gutiérrez
3:36:51
And then the last question is, injury 217, besides the limitation on identification by facial recognition technology, we're requires a number of requirements such as cybersecurity safeguards, a written retention policy, and written consent in advance of any biometric collection.
3:37:07
Do you agree agree that all of those requirements are reasonable and necessary?
3:37:13
It could be a quick yes or no.
Jake Parker
3:37:18
To the gentleman's point over here earlier, I think that is going to be an enormous burden on New York businesses because of how broad broadly, that new definition would be scoped to what kinds of information would have to be subject to policies on retention, destruction, security, control monitoring, etcetera, because it has to do with any any data of any person, which is not just employees or consumers, but even people locate outside the city potentially.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
3:37:48
Great.
3:37:48
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Robert Tappan
3:37:48
would also say that a lot of the if if you're talking about places of business, The people who are not going to opt in or or do that could are are most likely shoplifters themselves.
3:38:05
I mean, so I mean, the the the problem is is that if there's a general policy that everybody has to adhere to, then it it that that's fine.
3:38:16
That's that's agreeable and and and reasonable.
3:38:20
But in every situation there, you can't make it onerous on small businesses to have a the same sort of policy that a department store has.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
3:38:33
Okay.
3:38:34
Thank you also mentioned here for your patience and your participation.
