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‎Facial recognition action

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=== Facial recognition action ===

==== Municipal bans ====

* Thoughts: we can work on this using models developed by the SF ban and the Somerville banning efforts. We can also think about how to get the law expanded to prevent private companies from using this technology. This can even be in the form of resources for our patrons to work on this without our direct involvement.

==== ALA action ====
We want ALA to take a position on banning facial recognition in libraries and from vendors.

Action items:
* ALA powermapping: who can make this happen?
Andrea - meeting with ALA-DC, will ask about powermapping

* Getting in touch with our ALA contacts (list here who is contacting whom within ALA)
Maty - Union reps

* Language for a ban/talking points for organizing people in favor of this

* List of potential partners

* Twitter talk?

* Keep Kade Crockford apprised of whatever we do

==== Language from Somerville legislation ====

Ordinance: Banning the usage of facial technology surveillance in Somerville
WHEREAS, the broad application of face surveillance in public spaces is the functional equivalent of requiring every person to carry and display a personal photo identification card at all times.
WHEREAS, face surveillance technology has been shown to be far less accurate in identifying the faces of women, young people, and people of color, and that such inaccuracies place certain persons at an elevated risk of harmful “false positive” identifications.
WHEREAS many of the databases to which face surveillance technology is applied are plagued by racial and other biases, which generate copycat biases in face surveillance data.
WHEREAS, the public use of face surveillance can chill the exercise of constitutionally protected free speech.
WHEREAS, the broad application of face surveillance in public spaces is the functional equivalent of requiring every person to carry and display a personal photo identification card at all times.
WHEREAS, the benefits of using face surveillance, which are few and speculative, are greatly outweighed by its harms, which are substantial.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE SOMERVILLE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS THE FOLLOWING :
Section 1. Definitions.
(A) “Face surveillance” shall mean an automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying an individual, capturing information about an individual, based on the physical characteristics of an individual’s face.
(B) “Face surveillance system” shall mean any computer software or application that performs face surveillance.
© “Somerville” shall mean any department, agency, bureau, and/or subordinate division of the City of Somerville.(D) “Somerville official” shall mean any person or entity acting on behalf of the Somerville , including any officer, employee, agent, contractor, subcontractor, or vendor.

SECTION 2. Ban on Government Use of Face Surveillance.
(A) It shall be unlawful for Somerville or any Somerville official to obtain, retain, access, or use:
(1) Any face surveillance system; or
(2) Any information obtained from a face surveillance system.

SECTION 3. Enforcement.
(A) Suppression. No data collected or derived from any use of face surveillance in violation of this Somerville and no evidence derived therefrom may be received in evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority subject to the jurisdiction of the City of Somerville. Face surveillance data collected or derived in violation of this Ordinance shall be considered unlawfully obtained, and shall be deleted upon discovery.
(B) Cause of Action. Any violation of this Ordinance constitutes an injury and any person may institute proceedings for injunctive relief, declaratory relief, or writ of mandate in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce this Ordinance. An action instituted under this paragraph shall be brought against the respective City department, and the City and, if necessary to effectuate compliance with this Ordinance, any other governmental agency with possession, custody, or control of data subject to this Ordinance.
© Statutory Damages. Any person who has been subjected to face recognition in violation of this Ordinance, or about whom information has been obtained, retained, accessed, or used in violation of this Ordinance, may institute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction against the City and shall be entitled to recover actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages of $1,000 or $100 for each violation, whichever is greater.
(D) Fees. A court shall award costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees to a plaintiff who is the prevailing party in an action brought under Section 3(B) or ©.
(E) Training. Violations of this Ordinance by a City employee shall result in consequences that may include retraining, suspension, or termination, subject to due process requirements.

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		+	BPLPSA
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		+	==== BPLPSA Testimony before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary ====
		+
		+	October 22, 2019
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		+	Joint Committee on the Judiciary
		+	Sen. James Eldridge & Rep. Claire Cronin, Co-Chairs
		+
		+	Testimony in Support of S.1385 and H. 1538
		+	Moratorium on Government Use of Face Surveillance Technologies
		+
		+	Dear Senator Eldridge, Representative Cronin, and members of the committee,
		+
		+	The Boston Public Library Professional Staff Association (BPLPSA) has voted to support S.1385 and H.1538, legislation to establish a moratorium on government use of face recognition and emerging biometric surveillance technologies.
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		+	Face surveillance technology is riddled with racial and gender biases and is a threat to the civil liberties of library patrons and our colleagues who spend much of their day in public spaces, often in full view of library surveillance cameras. Library ethics of privacy and intellectual freedom are incompatible with this invasive technology. BPL-PSA supports Massachusetts House Bill H.1538 and Senate Bill S.1385 to create a moratorium on face surveillance.
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		+	A Massachusetts moratorium on face surveillance technology is critically important because library staff have a professional, ethical and legal imperative to safeguard the right to privacy, confidentiality and intellectual freedom of library patrons. The presence of this technology in libraries and in other public spaces would abrogate this relationship of trust between library staff and our community. This type of surveillance threatens to create a world where people are watched and identified as they use a library, attend a protest, congregate at a place of worship, visit a medical provider, and go about our daily lives.
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		+	We encourage you to “press pause” on statewide implementation of biometric surveillance technology by government entities. We need a robust public debate to examine this complex issue, and strong regulations to ensure it doesn’t infringe on our liberties.
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		+	Please give a favorable report to S.1385, An Act establishing a moratorium on face recognition and other remote biometric surveillance systems, and H.1538, An Act relative to unregulated face recognition and emerging biometric surveillance technologies.
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		+	Thank you for your attention and consideration.
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	BPLPSA		BPLPSA

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	(D) Fees. A court shall award costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees to a plaintiff who is the prevailing party in an action brought under Section 3(B) or ©.		(D) Fees. A court shall award costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees to a plaintiff who is the prevailing party in an action brought under Section 3(B) or ©.
	(E) Training. Violations of this Ordinance by a City employee shall result in consequences that may include retraining, suspension, or termination, subject to due process requirements.		(E) Training. Violations of this Ordinance by a City employee shall result in consequences that may include retraining, suspension, or termination, subject to due process requirements.
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		+
		+	==== Twitter Chat Layout ====
		+	Extra Help Needed
		+	Official branded MLA Images that have the Twitter Questions on them
		+	LFI Logo Included
		+	Twitter Chat hashtag (What is it?)
		+	Hosted by @libraryfreedom & any affiliates
		+	What’s the MovementHashtag that we are going to use? (ex: #BanFacialRecognition?)
		+	Do we have a CTA (call to action): can we post a link that refers people to do something? We’ll reference this during the chat, pin it to the top of Twitter?
		+	Website page: Steps you can take to get involved
		+	Call your senator! (provide link to website: contact info)
		+	Contact ALA (provide link to website: contact info)
		+	Other ideas?
		+	Provide an email template that people can copy/paste/modify and send
		+	Official image needed that contains #XX_HASHTAG_cause_XX @libraryfreedom on it
		+	Decide our official Twitter Chat hashtag for use
		+	Twitter Chat Welcome: we reference a “Contact us” destination, do we have one?
		+	What is the Chat Hashtag that we’d like to use? I went with a generic #BANFACIALRECOGNITION to stick out in draft but think we can be more clever.
		+
		+	Twitter Chat Welcome (5 Tweets!)
		+	Please note: welcome Tweets will be best if strung together.
		+
		+	Tweet 1: Thank you for joining our first #LibraryFreedom Twitter Chat! 🔥 Facial recognition poses serious risks and harm to our communities; let’s talk about why and what we can do 🔥
		+
		+	Click the following to learn about steps you can take to advocate against Facial Recognition in libraries 👉 LINK
		+
		+	Before we begin, we have a few quick and easy ground rules 👇
		+
		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION
		+
		+	Tweet 2: Every (3) Minutes we will introduce a new question. Each question will use the following structure: Q1, Q2, Q3, etc.
		+
		+	Please share your replies using the hashtag #BANFACIALRECOGNITION using A1, A2, A3, etc.👇
		+
		+	Tweet 3: We ask that participants remain respectful of each other and of differing views.
		+
		+	If you have any suggestions on how to improve our Twitter Chat experience, please contact us here 👉 LINK
		+
		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION #LibrariesTransform #LibrariesAreForEveryone @anyCoFacilitators #StateSpecificHashtags
		+
		+	Tweet 4: If you are interested in being featured on and/or co-facilitating a #BANFACIALRECOGNITION chat, please contact us here 👉 LINK
		+
		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION #LibrariesTransform #LibrariesAreForEveryone @anyCoFacilitators #StateSpecificHashtags
		+
		+	Tweet 5: -- Start Twitter Chat --
		+
		+	Tweet Question formula
		+	We will use the following Tweet structure and include all listed parts. It’s important that the text that is featured on the image is also broken out in text as part of the Tweet. Hashtags are key.
		+
		+	QX) TEXT of Question
		+	Image of Question
		+
		+	#LibraryFreedom #BANFACIALRECOGNITION
		+
		+	Wrap Up Tweets (4 Tweets!)
		+	Please note: Wrap Up Tweets will be best if strung together.
		+
		+	Tweet End 1/4: Thank you for joining our #BANFACIALRECOGNITON Chat! 🔥 Click the following to learn about steps you can take to advocate against Facial Recognition in libraries 👉 LINK
		+
		+	{include image with @LibraryFreedom on it}
		+
		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION
		+
		+	Tweet End 2/4: Look for our next Twitter chat on xDATEx and xTimex. We will be discussing xTHEMEx. If you are interested in being featured on and/or co-facilitating a #LibraryFreedom chat, please contact us 👉 LINK
		+
		+	{include image with @LibraryFreedom on it}
		+
		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION
		+
		+	Tweet 3/4: If you have any feedback that you’d like to share with us to improve #LibraryFreedom chat in the future, please share your ideas here 👉 LINK
		+
		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION
		+
		+	{include image with @LibraryFreedom on it}
		+
		+	Tweet 4/4: Thank you once again for participating in our #BANFACIALRECOGNITION chat and to XXX for co-hosting!
		+
		+	Click the following to learn about steps you can take to advocate against Facial Recognition in libraries 👉 LINK
		+
		+	{Thank you .gif!}
		+
		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION 🔥
		+
		+	Twitter Chat Questions:
		+	(images have the question on them w/ q number, hashtag, etc)
		+
		+	Q1: Did you know
		+	{image}
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		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION
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		+	Q2: Facial Recognition will result in increased surveillance, targeting vulnerable members of our communities and is a gross misuse of personal data. Our @ALALibrary Code of Ethics State…
		+
		+	{image}
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		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION
		+
		+	Q3:
		+	{image}
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		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION
		+
		+	Q4:
		+	{image}
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		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION
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		+	Q5:
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		+	{image}
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		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION
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		+	Q6:
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		+	{image}
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		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION
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		+	Q7:
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		+	{image}
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		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION
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		+	Q8:
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		+	{image}
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		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION
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		+	Q9:
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		+	{image}
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		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION
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		+	Q10:
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		+	{image}
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		+	#BANFACIALRECOGNITION

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 Action items:
 * ALA power-mapping: who can make this happen?
 Andrea - meeting with ALA-DC (July 11th at 10:30 AM!) will ask about power-mapping & communications
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 Maty - Union reps
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 * Twitter talk?
 * Keep Kade Crockford apprised of whatever we do
 ==== Language from Somerville legislation ====