Advocacy & Policy

EFF

Action Items
act.eff.org

Atlas of Surveillance
atlasofsurveillance.org

Facial Recognition

About Face
act.eff.org/action/about-face

Michigan Committee Neuters Bill (SB342) That Would Have Banned Facial Recognition
blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2019/10/m.../

Berkeley Surveillance Technology Use and Community Safety Ordinance
www.eff.org/document/surveillance-techn...

ACLU sues feds to get information about facial-recognition programs
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/10/acl.../

Detroit police board approves facial recognition software
Two bills that would ban or delay police use of facial recognition technology in Michigan, HB 4810 and SB 342, are pending.
“We had eight people who voted for this, but only four were appointed," she said. “That’s the bottom line.”
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/de...

Detroit Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC / BPC) Vote Update:
The BOPC voted abruptly for the use of facial recognition technology in policing towards the beginning of the meeting without hearing public comments.
We know that decisions like these will continue to hurt poor Black people and we also know we must continue to learn, grow and build with our communities.

Revised facial recognition directive transmitted to Board 9-12-2019.pdf
detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitmi.localhost...

Protect Our Privacy! No More Surveillance for People in Michigan!
campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/pro...

BYP 100
byp100.org/

Detroit Community Technology Project
www.detroitcommunitytech.org/
alliedmedia.org/dctp

EFF
www.eff.org/pages/face-recognition

Fight for the Future
www.banfacialrecognition.com/

We The People – Michigan
wethepeoplemi.org

The Perpetual Line-up – Michigan
www.perpetuallineup.org/jurisdiction/mi...

Georgetown Law Center on Privacy & Technology:
American Under Watch – Detroit’s “Real Time Video Feed Facial Recognition”
Detroit purchased its face surveillance system in July of 2017 as part of a three-year contract with vendor DataWorks Plus, totaling $1,045,843.20.12 Under the contract, Detroit licensed DataWorks Plus’ “FACE Watch Plus real-time video surveillance” software, a system that “provides continuous screening and monitoring of live video streams.”13
https://www.americaunderwatch.com/#detroit

DataWorks Plus
dataworksplus.com/
dataworksplus.com/faceplus.html
dataworksplus.com/rts.html

Project Green Light to add facial recognition software
“Detroit police recently bought the software for $1 million from Data Works Plus LLC, Assistant Chief James White said. A three-year contract allows use of the software, technical support and maintenance, he said.”
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/de.../

Update: Michigan Committee Neuters Bill (SB342) That Would Have Banned Facial Recognition
blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2019/10/m.../
State law proposed in Michigan Senate to ban use of facial biometrics by law enforcement
“SB342 was introduced by Sen. Peter Lucido®, which would impose a broad ban on law enforcement officials obtaining, accessing, or using facial recognition technology, or any information gathered with the technology.”
www.biometricupdate.com/201905/state-la...

New bill would prevent use of facial recognition technology in Detroit
“House Bill 4810 would create a five-year moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement.”
www.wxyz.com/news/new-bill-would-preven...
www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2...

Just say no to facial recognition, says Detroit coalition of civil rights groups
www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2...

School security cameras add facial recognition software
www.freep.com/story/news/education/2019.../

ACLU: Facial recognition technology is racially biased and threatens privacy. The Detroit Police Department has no place using it.
www.aclumich.org/en/news/facial-recogni...

Federal

Local

Community Control Over Police Surveillance (CCOPS)
www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology/...

Community Control Over Police Surveillance + Militarization (CCOPS+M) Model Bill
www.aclu.org/other/community-control-ov...

Oversight

State