AGENCY TESTIMONY
NYPD's response to Intro 168 on surveillance technology reporting
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Gerber addresses Intro 168, which would require the NYPD to provide detailed information about surveillance technologies to the Department of Investigation (DOI). He expresses the department's commitment to DOI's oversight while raising concerns about the proposed frequency of updates.
- Intro 168 would mandate quarterly updates on all new and discontinued surveillance technologies.
- The NYPD believes quarterly updates may be unnecessarily frequent for DOI's annual audit function.
- Gerber expresses willingness to work with the council to establish an appropriate reporting schedule that meets DOI's needs.
Michael Gerber
0:56:30
Intro 01/1968 would require the Department to provide to DOI upon request a list of all surveillance technologies, information on data access and retention policies related to those surveillance technologies, and quarterly updates on all new and discontinued surveillance technologies.
0:56:48
The department takes DOI's oversight mission very seriously and provides DOI with the information that it needs to perform that role.
0:56:57
The department's only concern regarding Intro 01/1968 is the frequency of the mandated updates to DOI.
0:57:03
Requesting updates every quarter imposes a burden on the department that does not seem necessary for DOI to perform its annual audit function.
0:57:12
The department looks forward to working with the council to formulate a schedule for reporting to DOI that ensures that DOI has the information that it needs in a timely fashion.