Q&A
Council member thanks senator and inquires about constituent feedback on MyCity portal
2:10:24
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Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez thanks State Senator Kristen Gonzalez for her testimony and asks about constituent feedback on the MyCity portal. Senator Gonzalez shares that constituents have expressed concerns about privacy issues, particularly at community board meetings.
- Constituents want to see a New York state privacy bill passed
- Concerns about data sharing across agencies and with law enforcement
- Worries about predictive decision-making using personal data
Jennifer Gutiérrez
2:10:24
Thank you, Senator.
2:10:25
Thank you for being here in person and testifying and for your patience.
2:10:29
Can I ask a couple of questions?
Kristen Gonzalez
2:10:30
Oh, yeah.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
2:10:30
Yeah.
2:10:32
Have you heard from constituents about utilizing the portal at all?
Kristen Gonzalez
2:10:37
So we have heard I have heard on actually community boards.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
2:10:42
Oh.
Kristen Gonzalez
2:10:42
For concerns around privacy, they we they wanna see a New York state privacy bill pass.
2:10:47
So for example, in Queen's Community Board 2.
2:10:49
That's one of the bills of my constituents directly support, specifically because they know that our city and state governments are deploying tools.
2:10:56
But even though they have internal standards on privacy, these standards are and codified into law.
2:11:01
So theoretically, data can be shared across agencies, shared with policing, entities, and also can be used to make predictive decisions about their lives.
2:11:13
So having a baseline of privacy is actually something that Mhmm.
2:11:16
Has come up several times.
