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Supervisor Peskin introduces 'Privacy First' charter amendment to set city standards for personal data use
Summary
Supervisor Peskin introduced a proposed charter amendment May 22 that would require the city to adopt privacy principles governing the collection and use of residents’ personal information by the city and its contractors.
Supervisor Aaron Peskin introduced a charter amendment proposal on May 22 — described as the “Privacy First” policy — directing the city to adopt principles governing collection, use, and protection of personal information by contractors, permittees, grantees and the city itself.
Peskin cited national privacy concerns following the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook revelations and recent reporting on companies’ data collection, and said San Francisco should set a standard to require that data collection be transparent, lawful, narrowly tailored, secure and mindful of community input about disparate impacts. He urged colleagues to review the draft charter language and said the city attorney’s office had been consulted on initial language.
Peskin also introduced a resolution urging support for state Senate Bill 1186 (author: Senator Jerry Hill) that would require public hearings and debate before local law enforcement agencies acquire or use surveillance technology, providing communities an opportunity to review planned uses.
Ending: Peskin said he would continue to work with the city attorney’s office and stakeholders and hoped to place a privacy charter amendment on the November ballot for voter consideration.
