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Government agencies' surveillance technology use has turned many Black and brown neighborhoods into virtual prisons, monitoring residents 24/7.
Our communities deserve control over how we are surveilled. #TakeCTRLDC
Over time, seemingly helpful apps like vaccine passports could be used to track people or even be expanded to include additional information over time. If something like this comes to D.C., residents should have a say in IF and HOW it's used. #takectrlDC
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The COS-DC legislation puts decisions about limiting or banning specific surveillance technologies into the hands of the community members and their councilmembers, where it belongs. #takectrldc
Yes @CMCharlesAllen! The COS-DC bill seeks transparency and oversight, it does not ban any surveillance tech. #takectrldc
.@sarkbites of @OTI is now testifying in support of the COS-DC #takectrldc legislation, noting that surveillance contributes to disproportionate policing and threatens residents of color in DC, leading to higher arrest rates.
This is so important and exactly why we need a law that requires greater transparency from DC agencies about the surveillance they are using on District residents. #takectrldc
Governments and police forces should not be able to use surveillance technologies for any purpose without informing and securing the permission of the people they serve. We need transparency in D.C.! #takectrlDC
Nineteen jurisdictions across the country have enacted “Community Control Over Police Surveillance” (CCOPS) bills over the past few years to provide much needed transparency and accountability for local government surveillance. The District should be next. #takectrlDC
Ahoefa Ananouko of the ACLU-DC is testifying before @marycheh's hearing on the Smart Streetlights. Ahoefa notes the capability for surveillance such as cameras and microphones to be embedded into these lights. #TakeCtrlDC
Join the online OVEE screening of Coded Bias now @whuttv https://t.co/rPlJttUus6 and a panel discussion featuring @nknapper afterwards! #TakectrlDC
Tech like drones, license plate readers, & facial recognition software can be misused to discriminate, invade privacy, & chill First Amendment freedoms. Real public safety demands that D.C. residents have a voice in decisions about whether and how they are surveilled. #takectrlDC
What technology are the body-worn cameras equipped with? Is there data-sharing guidelines between agencies? Are cameras always on, or only in specific circumstances? #takectrldc
.@councilofdc The acquisition and deployment of surveillance tech by local police and other govt agencies often occurs in secret & results in the collection of sensitive information about the lives of D.C. residents - D.C. has the right to remain private! #TakeCTRLDC
.@agoggans and @DMVBlackLives stand with #takectrlDC for the opportunity to educate our community and block efforts that further criminalize Blackness. Our city is highly surveilled, and we have officials that don’t understand the implications of surveillance for Black people.
The #TakeCtrlDC legislation we propose will create an oversight mechanism to make sure this never happens in @dcpublicschools.
The only thing worse than buying $2.7 million of faulty facial recognition tech over laptops is Lockport schools' unwillingness to admit mistake & stop the program before someone gets hurt.
@NYGovCuomo could sign a bill on his desk TODAY to end all this.
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It’s time for transparency and oversight when it comes to surveillance in the District. #takectrlDC
This is why data retention and data sharing are two key parts of surveillance tech that must be reined in by elected officials. This is why we must #TakeCtrlDC
Breaking on True Crime: Va. police can keep license plate data indefinitely, with photos of cars, the time and their location, Va. Supreme Court rules https://t.co/6rmqGx84bY
According to this new report by @TeamUpturn, @DCPoliceDept spent $21K+ on Cellebrite, a mobile device forensic tool. https://t.co/TGdaLFVWtI #takectrldc
.@CenDemTech's @ManaAzarmi testified this morning before @councilofdc's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, highlighting police use of #surveillance technology. cc: @TakeCtrlDC #TakeCtrlDC
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Police in D.C. are increasingly relying on unchecked surveillance technology without public input or transparency -- particularly disturbing given the disproportionate impact on people of color. Join our campaign to #TakeCtrlDC https://t.co/jpxSLFoJta
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