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Request for a public hearing

Hold hearings on BRIC privacy implications

Last activity July 15, 2026 (2 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    February 23, 2026

  2. In committee

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

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council ordered a series of hearings to examine civil rights, constitutional, and legal implications of Boston’s BRIC, AVIS, ALPR, and participation in federal Joint Task Forces. The hearings will address governance, transparency, and safeguards for privacy, due process, and potential disparities, with input from civil rights experts, residents, and agency leadership.

Affects Boston residents, civil rights organizations, and impacted residents

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

Now with the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement

About Civil Rights & Immigration and Technology & Privacy

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Official title

Order for a hearing on civil rights, constitutional, and legal implications of the Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC), The Associative Violence Information System (AVIS), Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR), and participation in Federal Joint Task Forces (JTTF).

Timeline

  1. February 25, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council