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The Los Angeles City Council Friday approved a motion calling for a standard, citywide data privacy policy, in response to concerns about data retention, privacy rights and other issues related to artificial intelligence and automated license plate reader technology.
In a unanimous vote, the City Council backed the motion introduced by Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez. The council instructed the Information Technology Agency and other relevant departments to report with recommendations for establishing such a policy and other supporting policies that establish standards and safeguards governing data collection, storage, retention, access, sharing and disclosure.
Relevant city departments will also report on measures to ensure cybersecurity and protection against unauthorized access or security breaches, appropriate and prohibited uses of city technology and data, transparency, accountability, oversight and auditing requirements, among other things.
“…We have an overarching responsibility to ensure that the privacy and personal information of our residents remains protected,” Rodriguez said during Friday’s council meeting.
“Whether we’re talking about automated license plate readers, artificial intelligence or other emerging technologies, we cannot afford to have different departments operating under different standards when it comes to collecting, storing, accessing and sharing sensitive data,” Rodriguez added.
She emphasized that there’s been significant scrutiny directed at the Los Angeles Police Department for its use of technology, and there needs to be the same level of scrutiny and protections being implemented across all city departments.
“If we’re serious, we need to ensure that these standards become boilerplate when it comes to how each department is implementing and introducing these new technologies across the city,” Rodriguez said.
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The Los Angeles City Council Friday approved a motion calling for a standard, citywide data privacy policy, in response to concerns about data retention, privacy rights and other issues related to artificial intelligence and automated license plate reader technology.
In a unanimous vote, the City Council backed the motion introduced by Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez. The council instructed the Information Technology Agency and other relevant departments to report with recommendations for establishing such a policy and other supporting policies that establish standards and safeguards governing data collection, storage, retention, access, sharing and disclosure.
Relevant city departments will also report on measures to ensure cybersecurity and protection against unauthorized access or security breaches, appropriate and prohibited uses of city technology and data, transparency, accountability, oversight and auditing requirements, among other things.
“…We have an overarching responsibility to ensure that the privacy and personal information of our residents remains protected,” Rodriguez said during Friday’s council meeting.
“Whether we’re talking about automated license plate readers, artificial intelligence or other emerging technologies, we cannot afford to have different departments operating under different standards when it comes to collecting, storing, accessing and sharing sensitive data,” Rodriguez added.
She emphasized that there’s been significant scrutiny directed at the Los Angeles Police Department for its use of technology, and there needs to be the same level of scrutiny and protections being implemented across all city departments.
“If we’re serious, we need to ensure that these standards become boilerplate when it comes to how each department is implementing and introducing these new technologies across the city,” Rodriguez said.
Copyright 2026 Daily News. All rights reserved. The use of any content on this website for the purpose of training artificial intelligence systems, algorithms, machine learning models, text and data mining, or similar use is strictly prohibited without explicit written consent.
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