Reverse Location and Keyword Search Prohibition Act (A407 Solages / S404 Myrie)
Prohibits the search, with or without a warrant, of geolocation and keyword data of a group of people who are under no individual suspicion of having committed a crime, but rather are defined by having been at a given location at a given time or searched particular words, phrases, character strings, or websites.
Stop Online Police Fake Accounts and Keep Everyone Safe Act (A1083 Mamdani / S5923 Cleare)
This bill would prohibit police from creating fake social media accounts and coercing people to provide social media passwords. Police use fake accounts to monitor Black Lives Matter activists and deceive children into exposing private content. See our memo of support here.
A2565 Dinowitz / S1531 Parker Electronic Communication Privacy Act (S4996 Parker)
Creates the New York electronic communications privacy act; requires government agents and agencies to obtain a search warrant for physical or electronic access to electronic device information.
OMNY Privacy Act (S4886 Gonzalez)
This bill would prohibit New York transit authorities and their vendors from sharing fare payment data with police without a warrant. It also requires a cash payment option for transit cards in each station with a capped cost, protecting unbanked New Yorkers from a privacy/poverty tax. See our memo of support here.
Protect Our Privacy “POP” Act (Police Drone Ban) (A972 Kim / S1096 Ramos)
This bill would ban police use of drones except for search and rescue operations. See our memo of support here.
Cell Site Simulator Ban (A2461 Carroll / S6567 Brisport)
This bill would prohibit cell-site simulators, which let police track large numbers of phones at protests and other sensitive sites. See our memo of support here.
New York For All Act (A3506 Reyes / S2235A Gounardes)
This bill would prohibit New York’s state and local government agencies from colluding with ICE, disclosing data, and diverting resources to further federal immigration enforcement. This bill is essential to make New York a true sanctuary state. See our memo of support here.