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RI ACLU
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RI ACLU says new surveillance center in Providence requires more safeguards
The Rhode Island ACLU contends the City of Providence is moving too quickly in implementing an integrated surveillance center, adding that without additional safeguards, the system poses an Orwellian threat. In a letter to Mayor Brett Smiley and Police Chief Oscar Perez, the civil liberties group calls on city officials to enact a municipal ordinance […]
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RI ACLU calls for improvements to remote municipal meetings
Most local city and town councils and school committees livestream their meetings, but further improvements are needed to bolster public transparency, the Rhode Island ACLU said in a report released Wednesday. The report — an update to a previous one in 2023 — found that 33 of 39 city and town councils offer livestreaming to […]
