The Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act

In March 2017, the New York City Council introduced a bill to increase transparency and oversight of the NYPD’s use of sophisticated new surveillance technologies and information sharing networks. Dubbed the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act, the legislation requires the NYPD to disclose basic information about the surveillance tools it uses and the safeguards in place to protect the privacy and civil liberties of New Yorkers.

I represented the Restore the Forth at the hearing on June 14, 2017

Melissa Mark-Viverito why she did not sign the Post Act during a forum

Want to know more?

A Resource Page, Brennan Center For Justice.
https://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/public-oversight-police-technology-post-act-resource-page

Lifting the Cloak of Secrecy From NYPD Surveillance Technology
By Nathan Sheard, Electronic Frontier Foundation, October 3, 2018
https://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/public-oversight-police-technology-post-act-resource-page