Yes, you’re right. The Mayor’s ordinance would encourage a proliferation of private cameras that could turn into police surveillance cameras any time there is a

Yes, you’re right. The Mayor’s ordinance would encourage a proliferation of private cameras that could turn into police surveillance cameras any time there is an alleged crime, and requires only summary information after the event. This is an end run around the surveillance ordinance which allows the public to review a report about the cameras (software, camera type, location) before they are installed and to view an inventory of all public cameras. There also seems to be quite a bit of anti-police animosity among activists in general. Personally, I think the surveillance ordinance is probably too restrictive in prohibiting the police from using technology and not protective enough in ensuring proper policies for the use of the technology that is available. To me, what matters is that the technology is used with professional care, not that the inventory is enumerated months in advance. Full video of Board of Supervisors Rules Committee hearing https://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/player/clip/40566?meta_id=924101 https://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/player/clip/40566?meta_id=... The EFF’s lawsuit Williams v San Francisco (the police won on a technicality since their use of the cameras was grandfathered) https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/01/san-francisco-police-illegally-used-surveillance-cameras-george-floyd-protests https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/01/san-francisco-police-i...