AGENCY TESTIMONY
NYPD's stance on Intro 233 regarding facial recognition technology
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Gerber discusses Intro 233, which concerns the establishment and publication of procedures for facial recognition technology use by the NYPD. He outlines the department's current practices and their position on the proposed legislation.
- The NYPD already publishes its facial recognition policy and FAQs on its website.
- The department is open to providing additional data to the public about facial recognition use.
- Gerber mentions ongoing dialogue with the council to craft an audit that increases transparency without impeding law enforcement capabilities.
Michael Gerber
0:57:23
Intro February would require the Department to establish and publish procedures and regulations for the use of facial recognition technology.
0:57:31
The bill would also require the Department to conduct a biannual audit of our use of facial recognition and to provide the results to DOI as well as publish them on our website.
0:57:42
I would note that the department currently posts its facial recognition policy on its website along with answers to frequently asked questions regarding our use of facial recognition.
0:57:52
We, of course, have no issue with continuing to publicize this information.
0:57:56
We also have no objection in principle to providing additional data to the public regarding our use of facial recognition.
0:58:03
The department has had an ongoing dialogue with the council regarding the contour and scope of the audit, and we believe that we can continue this collaboration to craft an audit that will further increase transparency regarding our use of facial recognition without impeding the use of this critical law enforcement tool.