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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 power-mapping: who can make this happen?
• Twitter Chat planning is happening
• Getting in touch with our ALA contacts (list here who is contacting whom within ALA)

TJ - Assisting and helping with executing planning

• Support from ALA IFC Privacy Subcommittee

• Can work with NJ Library Association - likely can get a Twitter chat support / social media push? Might also be able to help with NH Library Association

Ashley B - willing to help! Can help push Twitter content and chats!

• Seeking assignments!

Andrea - meeting with ALA-DC (July 11th at 10:30 AM!) will ask about power-mapping & communications

• Working on sustained Twitter blast and push: can partner with regional organizations and membership?

Has support for Twitter chats from: Massachusetts Library Association, New England Library Association (NELA), working on getting buy in from VT, NH, ME and CT individually; will ask if ALA would like to be a part during conversation on July 11

• Needs help with making sure that Twitter Questions reflect the vision of LFP: your feedback is encouraged and welcome!

• Needs help with graphics

• Have we considered using a third party tool to schedule and push sustained content? Thoughts on this?

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.

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 👇

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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

1. 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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