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Amarillo adopts digital-dignity ordinance regulating city use of personal data and tech systems
Summary
City council adopted an ordinance establishing a digital-privacy/technology advisory board, procurement and data-use principles and a whistleblower route; the measure drew edits in committee for confidentiality exceptions and an advisory-board composition change.
The Amarillo City Council on May 27 adopted a citywide "digital dignity" ordinance intended to set standards for municipal use of personal data, require public documentation of digital systems that interact with personal information when safe to disclose, create an oversight advisory board and add whistleblower protections for employees who raise misuse concerns.
The ordinance's stated aims are to minimize collection of personal data, require privacy practices for city systems, and ensure public accountability for systems that process…
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