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Assessment of POST Act effectiveness and other surveillance oversight laws

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    Council Member Yusef Salaam asks advocates to assess the effectiveness of recent legislation such as the POST Act and other laws related to surveillance technology oversight. Panel members discuss the impact and limitations of these laws.

    • POST Act described as helpful for public defense, despite some flaws
    • Importance of legislation in educating courts about rapidly evolving surveillance technologies
    • Discussion of challenges in individual criminal cases due to parallel construction and corporate secrecy
    • Suggestions for expanding the POST Act to address procurement and contracting of surveillance technologies