San Francisco Face Recognition Ban And Surveillance Regulation Details Examined

Published May 14, 2019 22:15 PM

San Francisco passed the legislation 8-1 today. While the face recognition 'ban' has already received significant attention over the past few weeks, there is more to it for the surveillance industry.

What has been largely ignored is that the same legislation increases regulation on various surveillance technologies, including license plate recognition, CCTV, and gunshot detection, among other common surveillance technologies, in addition to the 'ban'.

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Inside this note, we examine:

  • Why face recognition is banned
  • When face recognition is allowed
  • How surveillance cameras are included in this legislation
  • Why and how city surveillance camera users must apply for approval
  • Who is exempt
  • How is enforcement to be handled
  • How violations will be handled
  • San Francisco is not the first city to pass such a law, we examine who is
  • Why some citizens are against the law
  • What are potential problems

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Undisclosed #1
May 15, 2019

***, **** **** ****** ******* ********* with ******** ****** *******, **** ** the ******** ******** ***** ******** ************ municipalities ******* ******* **** **** *** side ** ************. ******* **** ** Caltrans, **** *** ****. * **** find ** ******* **** * *** of ******* ********** ******** **** ****** exterior ******* ********* **** *** ***** both **** *  ****** ****** *** and * ****** ****** ***. *** they *** ******* ** ** **** as ***** *********. 

* **** ** ******* ** * area ***** *** ********** ** ******* to *** ** (****** ********** ******** here).

**** ******, ** ******* ** ***** Clara..there ** ** ** *** ***** Stadium ** ** ** ******** **** certain ******** *** **** ********* ** the **** ** *** ** *** Santa ***** ****** ** *** ******* approval?

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Dan Gelinas
May 15, 2019
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** *********** #*. *** *** ******* public ***********, *** ******* ********** ** homes. **** ******* **** **** ** affected. ******, *** ******* ******* ** the **** ********* ************ ****** *** meeting **** *** ****** *** *** to **** ** ***** *** ****** measures ******* ** ***** **** *** Muni *******. ** **** **** **** they ****** ***** ************ ********** ******, it **** ****** ** ******** ***** away. 

*** *** **** *** ***** ***** law ******** **** *** *********'* ** that ** *** *** ******** *** anything, **** *********** ********.

***** ***.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
May 15, 2019

** **** ***** ******* **** **** when *** ** ** ***** ** go ** ******** ** **** ***** will ** ********** ******* ** *** community.

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John Honovich
May 15, 2019
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*** ******* **** *** **** ***** since *** ** *** ** ** government ***, *** ******* ***. ****, you *** *** **** *** ** your **** *** *** ********** ****** use ** ** *** ** **** home, ***.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
May 15, 2019

**** *** **** ********** *** *** SF ******** **** *** ******** ****** to ********** ** *******:

***** ** ***** **** ** *** Francisco **** ***** *** ********** **** head ** ******.

 

 

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John Honovich
May 15, 2019
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***, **** ****.*** **** ******** *** ******* /**** live*** ** ** ******** *****:

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Undisclosed #1
May 15, 2019

****....**** *** **** **!

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Dan Gelinas
May 15, 2019
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**'** ***** *** ********* ***** **** SIA **** *** ***** *****:

Input **** ***

*** ******** ******** *********** **** *** passage ** *** *** *********** "**************" about ********** *** *** ** ******* of ** "***-******** ******":

******* ** *** ********* ********** *** another ****** ******* ***** ************** ***** technology *** **** ** ***-******** ******** that ****** ****** ******. *** ******** would ****** ******* ******* ** **** agencies, ******* ******** ** ******** ***** the *** ** **** ****** ************ like ***** ************. ****** **** ********* unproven ***********, ********* ******* ****** ******* actual ******* **** ** ***** ************ in *** *.*. *** ******* ****, policies *** ****** **** ********* **** address **** ******* *** ***** ********* concerns. Any ****** ** ********* ********** ************ rules ****** *** ************ ******** *** of ****** ********** ***** **** **** become ********* ** ****** ******.

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John Honovich
May 15, 2019
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************** ***** **********... ********* ******** ***********

*** ** ***. ******* ******** *** ******* ** ****** recognition. **** ******* ** ******** ******** has *** **** ** **, *** that ******, **** ******* **?

** *** ***** ** ********* *** industry, ** ** ******, ***** * substantive ******** ***** ** ****** ********, not * **** **** ******* **********.

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Jack Ives
May 15, 2019
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******** *** **** *********** **** *** same ***** ** ****** *** ***** by *** ************ ** *** ********* isn't * ***** ********** *** ******* an ****** ***** ** ********** ** the **** ***. ***** * **** no ********* ** **** *** *** may ** *** *** ** ******* of, *** *** **** *** **** matter, * ***'* ***** **** ******* capability *** ** ** ****** ** throw *** *** *********** **** **** is ***-******** ******.

******* **** *********** ** ** ******* process ** **** *******, ***** *** local ******** ** **** ** ******* organizations. ** ****** ********** ** ***** to ** *********** *** *** ********** and ******* *** ********** ** **** of *** ********* ****** (***** *** the ***) ************. *** *******, **** recognition ******* **** ** **-********* ***** vehicle ********* ** ****** *********** **** a ****** ******** (******* **********) ***** probably ** * **** ****** *** usage ** * ****-**** *********** **** monitoring ********* ***** ** ****** ** an *******. ****-******** ****** ** **** crafted ** ****-******** ***********. ********* *** key **** ** ****** ********* *** relevant ******* **** ********* ** ******* the *************** ** * **********. **** does * ***** *** ** ******* algorithms ** * *** *********** ** takes ***** **** ** ******** *** the ***** *** *********** *** *** results *******. 

****** ****, *** *** ********* ********** Rally ** * ******* ******* ****** place ** *** ******** **** ******** and ** ** *********** **** ** face, **** *** *********** ************ *** meeting *** ***** ** ******** ******** stakeholders. ** ********** ** *** ****(*) (I ********* ***'* ***** *** *** or *** ***** ** ****) *** to *********** ******** ********* ******* ***** goals *** ** ******* *** ********** move ****** ******* ****** ** ***** of *****. 

**** ********* *********** ** ****** ***** mean **** * **** *********** ********** does *** **** * ****** ** "...civil ****** *** ******* ** * manner **** ********* *** **** ** might **." ********* *** - *** tool *** ** ******* *** ****** (anyone ***** *** * *********** ** a ******?).

** ***** ** ********* ********* *** right **** *** *** ***, *** having *** ********** *** **** ********* to **** *** ******** ** *** first *****, *** *** **** **** to ******** *** *** ** ************ like **** *********** ** ****** ******. 

*** *********** **********/******* **** *********** *** its ******* *********** ** ***** ************ that ***** *** ****** ********. *** example, * ***** **** ** *** how ********** **** ******* ********* ******* an **********'* ***** ****** ** ******** public ****** ** ***** ******.

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John Honovich
May 15, 2019
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***** * **** ** ********* ** what *** *** *** ** *** not ** ******* **

* **** ****** ** ********* *** experience **** **** *** ** ******* of *** **** *** ***% *** capable ** ********* ****** *********** ** really *** ********** *** **** ******, e.g., ** ******* **** *** ******* ********** *** *** ************ ***** ** *** ****'* Best *** ** ******.

*** ******** *** *** ****** ****** to **** ******* ****** ** ** ************ *** with ********.

*** ****** *** *** *** ***** and ******** *** ****, **** ***** get ******'* *********. * **** **** negative ******** ****** ******* **** *** resources *** ******** **** *** **** has ****.

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Jack Ives
May 15, 2019
CyberExtruder

** **** **** * ***** ***** to **** ********** **** ****** ** the ******* ********* ** ***. * think *** **** ***** ****** (******** with ***) **** *** ******** ****** object ** *** ********* ***** ********. ********** I ***** *** *** ******* * lot ** ******** ** *** ****'* test ** ******'* ******* *** **** taking *** ******** **** *** ** is ***. *** **** ** **** the **** ******* **** **** ** and ** **** ********** ********* ***** (IMHO) ** ******* ** ********.

***, ** *** *** ********* ***** of *********** ***** ** *** *********** based ** *** **** *****, * think **** *** ** ***** *******. However, *** *********** **** *** *** forward ***** *** *** **** ** ban *** **** *********** *** **** not ****** ********* *** **** ******* at *** ********** **** **** *********** "...has ************* ********** ***** ****** *** liberty ** * ****** **** ********* the **** ** ***** **." **** certainly **** **** *** ******** ****-**** reaction *** *** * ***** ** misplaced.  

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Dan Gelinas
May 15, 2019
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***** ****,

***** *** *** **** *******! **** to ** *****, *** *** **** not *** ******* *********. **** **** recognition *** ** **** *********** *** banned ** **** ***.

***** ************ ****** "************ ************," **** gunshot *********, **** ** ** ******** by *** ***** ** *********** ***** on ***** ********* ** ***  ************ Technology ****** ******** ** **** ** COIT, ***** **** ******* ***** ** the ********** **********'* ************ ********** ****** Report.

* ***** ****'* ********* **** ** why ** ******* ********* ******** ** surveillance **********? *** *** ******* ************ technology **:

*** ********, ********** ******, ****** ********* an ********** ******, ** ******* ****** used, ********, ** ********* ******** ** collect. ******, *******. ** ***** *****, electronic, ******, ********, *******, *********, ********* or ******* *********************** ********** ****, **, ******* ** being ********** ****, *** ********** ** group. (******** *****)

***** * ******* ** ** ******* for ******* ********* ** *** **** audio *** ******* *********, * ***'* think *** ******* ** ******* *** be ************ ********** **** ** ********** or *****. 

******* ********* ***** ** ** **** to ******** *** **** ** ***, but *** * ******** ****** ******** a ***.

***** ** ********* ******** *********** ********* for *** *******, *** **** ****** be ************ ********** **** *** ********** or *****.

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Jack Ives
May 15, 2019
CyberExtruder

****** ***, *** ****** ***** *** lost ** **. 

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Dan Gelinas
May 15, 2019
IPVM

** ******** * ***** **** **** SIA ** ******** ** ****'* ******** above:

* ***** ***** *** ** *** previous *********. *** ** *** ******* that *** ****** **** ** ****’* independent *** ****** ********* ********. * would ********* *** ** ****** ***** body ** **** ** ***** ******** and ****** ***********. ***** ********** ******* are ******* *** *** ********* **** is **** ** *** ******.

** ***** **** ******* ****:

*** *** *** ************ **** *******? Yes, ***** ** ******** *** ** that ***** **** ** ****** *** be ********* ** ******? **** ** not ****** * ******** ** *** use, **** *** ******** ** *** certain ********** ***.

** **** *** *** ***** **** from *** **** * ********.

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Evan Nardone
May 15, 2019

* **** *** ***'* ******** ** be ******* **** ** *** ************** of **** *******, ****** *****, *** privacy ****** **** **** ******* ** the ****** **********. ** *** **** the ****** ** *** ******* ** softwares *** *** ******** ****** **** are ******* ******. *** * ***** tend ** ***** **** *** *** that **** *** *** **** **** to ** **** ******'* **** ** the ********** "******" ** **** **** anything ****. *** **** ***** **** done **** ****** ** ****** * comprehensive **** ********** *** ********** *********** instead ** ** ******** ***. 

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Douglas Button
May 15, 2019

**** ****, * ***'* ***** *** is *** ** ****.  ****'* "*******" of *** ****** *********** ****** *** insinuating **** *** ****** *********** ******* are ****** *** ********** ** *** what * ***** ******** * ******** evaluation ** *** **********.  *** *** not ***** ** **** ****** *********, only **** ***** *** ******* *** cases ** *** *.*. **** ***** help ******** *** *********'* ****-**** ******** on ************.  * ***** ** ********** in ******* **** ******** *** **** pursued ** ********** **** ***********.

****** *** *** ***** ****** ***!

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Dan Gelinas
May 15, 2019
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***** ***, ****.

U
Undisclosed #3
May 15, 2019

*****'* * ******* ********** ******* **** private ******* ***** ****** *********** *** creepy ********* ***/** ******** **** **** undesirable ****** ****** ***** ******** *** when * ********** **** ** ** spy ** ******** *** *********** **** away ***** *******.  ** *** ** I *** ****, ** **** ***** government *********** ** *** ****** ***** governed *** **'* ***** ** ***** agencies ** ******* ***** *** ** the ********** *** **** *** ********* of **** ********** ******.  ** ****'* going ** ***** *** ********* ** somehow ****** "******" **** **** **** far ****** ******** **** **** ***.

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Undisclosed #4
May 19, 2019

"** *** ** * *** ****, it **** ***** ********** *********** ** the ****** ***** ******** *** **'* going ** ***** ******** ** ******* their *** ** *** ********** *** make *** ********* ** **** ********** public. "

********* *** ** *** ** **** new ***, * ***** **** **** take ** **** ***% - *** it ** *long **** ******.

** *** **** *** ** ** be **** ** ** **** **** do ** *** **** ** ***** abilities.  *** **** ***** **** ** agencies**** *** ************ '******' *** ********** **** **** have *****/********* (***** ********* - *****,  not **************, *** ******* ** **** legislation) ** ******** *** ********* *** worried.

** ** *** ********** *** ****-**** benefits ** '************** ** ***** **** serve' **** **** **** ******** *** this *** ****, **** ** ******** would *** ***** ********** ** ** ******* ***** *** our **** *** ** ******** ******* - *** ****** ***** ** ****** Farm *** ***** *** ***** ***** fall *** *************.  

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Sean Patton
May 15, 2019

** ******* ******* *** ********** **** this, ************ ******* ** ** ** San ********* ** ******* ** **** section:

** * **** ***** ****** (********?) of *******, *******-****** ********* ****** ** be ********** **** *********** *********, ** is ****** ******** * ******** *********** for ***** ******* ********* ** ****** City/public ****** *******, ******* *** **** recognition ** * *******, *** ******* that **** **** ** *** ****. This ***** **** ** *********** *** **** ********** ******** *****.

******* * ** **************** **** ******* of *** ***, ***** ** **** as *** **** ** *** ********** the **** ***********, ***** ** ** issue?

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Dan Gelinas
May 15, 2019
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**** *** ******* *'** ****, ****, I ******* ***'** *****. *** *** states **** *** **** ********** *** use **** *********** **** **** * 3rd ***** ** **** ** ** didn't "*******" **** **** *** **** document's *** ********* *** ***:

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Michael Miller
May 16, 2019

 

*** **** ******** ***** *** **** Recognition ************ ** *********. 

** *** **** **** **** *** Francisco voted to ****** *** ***** **** ** the ****** ****** ** *** ********** use ** **** *********** ************, *** New **** ***** *********** ********** * bill ** *** *** *** ** facial *********** ************ ** *********** *********.

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Vincent Tong
May 16, 2019

**** ** ********** ** ******** ** possible