rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/pass-board-bill-31-community-control-over-police-surveillance?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-pass-board-bill-31-community-control-over-police-surveillance' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> ACLU of Missouri https://actionnetwork.org/groups/aclu-of-missouri https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/282/349/normal/CCOPS_plane_sign_dark_(3).png Across the country, the use of surveillance technology is on the rise. This includes facial recognition, the ominous invention of police robot dogs, and in St. Louis, two thwarted attempts to place spy planes above the city 18-hours per day.  Surveillance technology is frequently problematic. With the increase of police departments using facial recognition technology, there have been several misidentifications sending innocent people to jail. BB 31 is a commonsense measure that sheds light on how these technologies are used, places checks on technologies residents do not wish to see used in their communities, and applies oversight of this emerging field to ensure police accountability. This ordinance would allow St. Louis residents to protect their privacy rights and applies oversight to this emerging field to ensure police accountability. This ordinance would allow St. Louis residents to protect their privacy rights and measure the impact of surveillance technologies.   Tell the St. Louis Board of Aldermen you support Board Bill 31 and they should join 22 other cities in passing this important legislation to protect its residents from government overreach and abuse. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/pass-board-bill-31-community-control-over-police-surveillance