A draft ordinance by the Lawrence Transparency Project would require more public oversight and put up safeguards on the use of camera integration technology rolled out by the Lawrence Police Department this year. The Lawrence Transparency Project organized following the police department’s adoption of the Axon Fusus program, a new system asking residents and businesses to register their security cameras on a list or integrate them for realtime access by police. The draft ordinance is the group’s input on the program and suggestions on how the city should approach similar technology moving forward. Community members and privacy experts raised concerns about the program when it was rolled out over the summer, arguing it reflected an industry strategy to encourage police departments to purchase more surveillance products.
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