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Iowa City narrows rights‑of‑way exceptions to bar behavioral surveillance systems; vote 7–0
Summary
The City Council approved language that preserves public‑utility and sidewalk café exceptions while prohibiting agreements for information or video systems that capture or store data about individual behavior, a response to public concerns about Flock cameras and surveillance.
The Iowa City Council on March 10 approved an ordinance narrowing exceptions for temporary rights‑of‑way agreements to exclude information or video systems that “capture and store data related to individual behaviors,” a change prompted by public concern over private surveillance cameras on city rights‑of‑way.
Mayor Bruce Teague opened the separate consideration of Item 6i, and Councilor Harmsen moved the resolution, seconded by Councilor Moe; the measure passed on a 7–0 roll call. City staff said the language leaves intact the…
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