Prohibit or Limit the Use of Surveillance Technologies

People are subject to numerous harmful surveillance technologies by public agencies, workplaces, and private companies. Mounting evidence shows that the use of biometric technologies by police departments, including facial recognition systems, is flawed and error-prone, and can lead to irreparable harm, such as wrongful arrests. Private companies currently exploit the extraordinary amounts of data they collect to set individualized prices for the goods and services we need to survive, driving up the cost of living. Algorithmic pricing schemes on app platforms artificially deflate wages and exacerbate the affordability crisis. Local governments can protect against these uses of surveillance technology by banning the use of biometric technologies, banning algorithmic rental price-fixing, and banning the use of surveillance wage-setting for everyone.