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Comments on proposed legislation related to surveillance technology oversight

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Commissioner Strauber provides DOI's perspective on three proposed bills related to surveillance technology oversight: Intro 168, Intro 233, and Intro 480. These bills align with recommendations made in DOI's 2022 POST Act report.

DOI is generally supportive of all three bills
The proposed legislation tracks with 11 recommendations from DOI's 2022 report
Nine of these recommendations were initially rejected by NYPD
Two recommendations have since been accepted or accepted in principle by NYPD
DOI appreciates the Council's support for their oversight mission and specific recommendations

Jocelyn Strauber

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With respect to the proposed legislation, DOI has reviewed introductions 168, two 30 three, and four eighty are being considered at today's hearing.

0:34:05

These are bills that were first heard in December of twenty twenty three and that DOI testified about at that time.

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We continue to be generally supportive of all three bills, which track 11 of our recommendations made in our first twenty twenty two post act report.

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Nine of those 11 recommendations remain rejected by NYPD.

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One recommendation that NYPD issue a unique IUP for each distinct surveillance technology was initially rejected but was later accepted after DOI issued the recommendation in our 2023 report.

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Another recommendation that NYPD provide DOI with an itemized list of all surveillance technologies that the department is using was initially rejected but has now been accepted in principle.

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We appreciate the council support for our oversight mission as well as for the specific recommendations we have made to the department in regard to surveillance technology.

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We look forward to working with the council on these bills should they move forward to a vote.

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