First Thursday in August at China Buffet | 800 S Hover | 6:30pm
Longmont Civics Surveillance Forum
AI Surveillance and Image Recognition in Longmont
Understanding License Plate Surveillance Impacts
Delve into how Longmont’s license plate readers affect privacy, public safety, and civil liberties in our community.
- Longmont budgets a monthly expenditure of more than $8K per month on traffic surveillance
- “We are using technology as a force multiplier to help with speed and red light enforcement,” Jeff Satur said. “We can’t be everywhere and these tools will help reduce speed, which lowers the risk of injury or severity of injury, and the red light enforcement will reduce accidents associated with red light violations.”
- Loveland Radar and red-light camera have amassed 300 warning citations
- Denver City Council weighs civil liberties question on >100 networked license plate scanners. It has been effective in recovering stolen cars.
- License plate tracking information shared with Texas anti-abortion bounty hunters, pinpoints last location in 15 seconds
Longmont police offer reward
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Explore License Plate Surveillance
Examine how license plate readers and AI technologies impact privacy and civil liberties. Gain insights into necessary safety enforcement concerns.
Be informed about policy discussions.
Privacy Implications of AI Surveillance
Understand the effects of surveillance technology on individual privacy rights.
License plate and facial recognition systems are fast
Autonomous Police Drones
No longer a Sci-Fi movie fantasy, police drones are common with military industry support.
Drone video images can be verified within seconds.
There is little doubt that criminals are aware of police drones.
Policy Considerations
Learn about legislative measures and ethical questions surrounding license plate reader use.
Read the Law C.R.S. 42-4-110.5
Reduced Police Involvement
Learn how surveillance technologies are private contracted services with multiple methods of surveillance.
Privacy and Civil Liberties Concerns
Examine the implications for individual freedoms and data protection with Longmont’s use of license plate readers.
Beyond traffic citations, private companies are collecting location information.
Engaged Civic Dialogue
Discover how open discussions foster informed opinions and encourage community participation in policy decisions.
Engage in Community by Meeting for family friendly Dinner & Discussion
On the 7th of August at China Buffet 800 S Hover St Ste 20 @ 6:30pm
– Near Hobby Lobby – Details on MeetUp