From the Seattle Information Technology Department
The City of Seattle will hold a series of five public meetings and ask for public comment regarding an initial six of the 29 technologies that meet the City’s definition of a surveillance, as defined in the City’s Surveillance Ordinance (ORD # 125376), which went into effect on September 1, 2017. The meetings will feature a short presentation on the technologies and then attendees will break down into small group discussions. As required under the legislation, the public comment period for these technologies opened on Monday, October 8 and will run through Monday, November 5. The schedule and location of these public meetings is listed below. The West Seattle location, which is highlighted, has been moved to the American Legion Post 160 of West Seattle (West Seattle Legion Hall) on Alaska Street.
The recent update to the Surveillance Ordinance is grounded in current issues of government surveillance against historically and unfairly targeted communities, including undocumented immigrants. Departments hope to address potential community concerns about these technologies by providing details on the policies that govern their use.
To promote informed engagement, the City of Seattle has produced one-page overviews of each technology to supplement the Surveillance Impact Reports available for review. In the interest of equity, these, the flyers announcing the public meetings, and other materials have been translated into seven of the City’s common non-English languages, which are also available at seattle.gov/privacy.
A member of the public may provide comments in three ways:
- attendance at any of the meetings listed below
- mail comments to Attn: Surveillance & Privacy Program, Seattle IT, PO Box 94709, Seattle, WA 98124
- submit a comment online at seattle.gov/privacy.
This is the first round of public comment and covers technologies used for parking, traffic, and emergency response. No new surveillance technologies have been submitted for review since the Ordinance went into effect on September 1, 2017. For information on the technologies or Surveillance Ordinance visit seattle.gov/privacy.
Comments will be included in revised Surveillance Impact Reports and submitted to the newly created Surveillance Working Group, made up of external partners, for a civil liberties and equity assessment. The final Surveillance Impact Report will be presented to City Council and available to the public.
Public Meetings
PublicMeeting | Departments Presenting | Date and Time | Location |
Meeting 1 | Seattle Police Department | October 22, 2018
5-6:30 p.m. |
Columbia City Branch Library
4721 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118 |
Meeting 2 | Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle Fire Department | October 25, 2018
5-6:30 p.m. |
American Legion Post 160 of West Seattle (West Seattle Legion Hall)
3618 SW Alaska St. Seattle, WA 98126 |
Meeting 3 | Seattle Police Department | October 29, 2018
5-6:30 p.m. |
Bertha Knight Landes Room
1st Floor City Hall – 600 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 (5th Ave door) |
Meeting 4 | Seattle Police Department | October 30, 2018
5-6:30 p.m. |
Green Lake Branch Library
7364 East Green Lake Dr. N, Seattle, WA 98115 |
Meeting 5 | Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle Fire Department | November 5, 2018
4:30-5:30 p.m. |
Green Lake Branch Library
7364 East Green Lake Dr. N, Seattle, WA 98115 |
Please contact [email protected] if you require any language or other accommodations.
Complete list of Group One technologies:
Department | Technologies Submitted for Public Comment |
Seattle Police Department |
|
Seattle Fire Department |
|
Seattle Department of Transportation |
|
Nonetheless, you may be answerable for your security issues like hacking, viruses,
and crashing hard drives. Do You Ever Have The Feeling That You
Are Not Living To Your Potential. Fortunately, Facebook makes it simple
to your personal ad to specific groups of customers through advert targeting.
What’s up, just wanted to mention, I enjoyed tyis blog post.
It was helpful. Keep on posting!