Police will hold community meetings to inform the public and gather feedback on a proposal to use streetlights with surveillance cameras and automated license-plate readers as tools to solve crimes.
AN DIEGO - The San Diego Police Department will hold a series of community meetings next week to inform the public and gather feedback on a proposal to use streetlights equipped with surveillance cameras and automated license-plate readers as tools to solve crimes.
Thousands of so-called"smart streetlights" were in use in San Diego for several years before city leaders agreed to deactivate the video-recording capabilities of the devices in 2020 amid protests over perceived government intrusiveness and demands for limits on how they could be used. The public hearings will take place under terms of a 2022 ordinance detailing requirements that every city department meet for each technology that meets the criteria of surveillance, officials said.
The meetings will consist of a presentation outlining the capabilities of the two technologies and their proposed use by the SDPD, including access, data storage and retention, and release of video collected.Those interested in attending the meetings are encouraged to review in advance the planned public presentation, use policies and other supporting materials on the SDPD's technology web page.
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