The smart streetlights in San Diego have been turned off for three years. Some people like Patricia Mondragon are hoping they stay unplugged.
Some people like Patricia Mondragon are hoping they stay unplugged.
The Privacy Advisory Board for the City of San Diego getting a breakdown from the San Diego Police Department about the smart streetlights and the automated license plate recognition technology. "The data the brought regarding other municipalities that have introduced technology like this; they mentioned them having used it without what successes have they actually gotten from it," Salem Macintosh, who's against the technology, said.
Instead of a vote, the board is moving forward with getting more insight from the community about their concerns.
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