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Resident asks county to clarify use of license‑plate readers and AI surveillance
Summary
A resident requested that the county disclose whether it uses automated license‑plate readers or AI‑assisted analytics, whether county staff access regional or private databases, and whether the county has entered contracts or nondisclosure agreements related to such technologies.
A resident raised privacy and transparency questions about surveillance technologies and asked the commissioners to provide clear answers about county practices.
Brian Jordan asked whether Saint Mary's County currently owns, leases, operates or participates in any automated license‑plate recognition systems or AI‑assisted vehicle recognition technologies, whether public‑facing cameras perform automated analytics or tracking, whether county staff have access to regional or private databases, and whether the county has entered contracts or nondisclosure agreements related to such systems. He said he filed a public‑records request earlier in the evening and noted a prior discussion of an approximately $100,000 grant related to such technologies.
Jordan asked for written policies governing data collection, retention, auditing, public accountability and data sharing, and urged the county to provide clear answers before technology is deployed.
