LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday adopted new rules for how police can use crimefighting technologies, despite opposition from advocacy groups who said they could lead to increased surveillance of people.
Under the new policy, the LAPD must submit a detailed proposal to the commission before deploying a particular type of technology, which spells out whether any data will be collected on people and for how long it will be kept, any infringements on people's privacy and civil rights, and what safeguards are in place to guard against misuse.
Before voting to approve or reject them, the commission will discuss proposals in public, giving people the chance to take part in an "informed" debate about their use, Lizabeth Rhodes, director of the LAPD's Office of Constitutional Policing and Policy, told commissioners at the panel's meeting.
