San Diego, CA considers ordinance requiring disclosures for surveillance footage and equipment

San Diego, CA surveillance transparency disclosures policy

Planning

The San Diego City Council is considering a proposal to restrict the use of surveillance tools including the city's "smart streetlights" equipped with cameras. The new ordinance would require the disclosure of who is being surveilled and why that camera footage is being used. The ordinance has an exception for any federal task force with non-disclosure agreements. The council is attempting to balance helping the police solve crimes through surveillance and protecting the privacy of residents.

Transparency Policy Surveillance Privacy

San Diego, CA

Municipality in California

United States

Newsworthy

San Diego City Council, Police Chief Negotiating Terms for New Smart Streetlight Rules – NBC 7 San Diego

A last-minute amendment may slow the passage of a new ordinance in San Diego aimed at restricting the use of surveillance tools like so-called "smart...

Changes trigger delay of ordinance to govern use of surveillance technology in San Diego | Security Info Watch

Ordinance was proposed after officials and residents learned in 2019 that the city had quietly installed cameras on 3K smart streetlights

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