AUSTIN (KXAN) — City council’s TRUST Act — the Transparent and Responsible Use of Surveillance Technology Act — cleared its final hurdle Thursday.
After passing a resolution in February that directed the city manager to create an ordinance amending city code to “regulate the adoption, acquisition, deployment, use, and review of surveillance technology by any City department,” that ordinance was passed on Thursday, with a couple of amendments from council members.
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The ordinance adds a new chapter, Chapter 2-19 (Surveillance Technology), to City Code Title 2 (Administration).
Full details of the ordinance can be read here…