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Rules Committee continues surveillance technology and police‑equipment policies after privacy and reporting concerns
Summary
The committee continued an ordinance on surveillance-technology policies (Rec & Parks body-worn cameras, Elections Department and airport cameras) and amended and continued a police equipment policy ordinance after members raised privacy and reporting questions, including concern about a third‑party tennis app mining personal data.
On Oct. 17 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Rules Committee discussed two related sets of items: an ordinance approving surveillance-technology policies for city departments and an amendment package to an administrative-code ordinance requiring Board approval for certain police equipment policies. Committee members voiced privacy and transparency concerns and continued both matters for further work and clarification.
Chair Aaron Peskin summarized red-line amendments sent by…
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