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Request for a public hearing

Hear how BPD collects, uses, and shares data

Last activity February 26, 2026 (7 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    February 12, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council order directs a hearing by the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee to examine how the Boston Police Department collects, uses, protects, and shares information that may be requested by external entities. It references the Surveillance Oversight and Information Sharing Ordinance and prior hearings, invites representatives from BPD and community privacy groups, and invites public testimony. The matter was introduced February 12, 2026 and referred February 25, 2026.

Affects Community organizations with interest in privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties; Boston residents

Filed by Brian Worrell, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Miniard Culpepper, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Liz Breadon, Julia Mejia, Benjamin Jacob Weber, and Henry Santana

Now with the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice

About Technology & Privacy , Public Safety and Civil Rights & Immigration

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Official title

Order for a hearing regarding how the Boston Police Department collects, uses, protects, and shares information that may be requested by external entities.

Timeline

  1. February 25, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council