Testimony and Memos NYC Featured January 15, 2026 Testimony of Corinne Worthington Before the Standing Committee on Internet and Technology New York State Senate For a Hearing Concerning The New York AI Act January 15, 2026 January 15, 2026 July 7, 2025 Statement of Sarah Roth before The Committee on Civil Service and Labor (jointly with The Committee on Technology), NYC Council on FOIL July 7, 2025 July 7, 2025 February 24, 2025 Statement of Jason L. Taper Before the Committee on Public Safety NYC Council on NYPD's Discriminatory Gang Database February 24, 2025 February 24, 2025 March 20, 2024 Statement of Corinne Worthington Before the Committee on Public Safety on Surveillance Technology Spending in the Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 March 20, 2024 March 20, 2024 December 15, 2023 Statement of Albert Fox Cahn and Nina Loshkajian Before the Committees on Public Safety and Technology on NYPD’S Implementation of the POST Act December 15, 2023 December 15, 2023 February 24, 2023 Statement of Nina Loshkajian Before the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection on the Use of Facial Recognition Technology in New York City Businesses February 24, 2023 February 24, 2023 September 27, 2021 Statement by Caroline Magee before the NYC Council Committee on Technology on INT. 2305-2021 September 27, 2021 September 27, 2021 September 27, 2021 Statement of Nina Loshkajian Legal Fellow Before The Committee On Public Safety, NYC Council For A Hearing On Reducing The Responsibilities Of The NYPD September 27, 2021 September 27, 2021 March 16, 2021 Statement by Albert Fox Cahn before the Committee on Public Safety NYC Council for an Oversight Hearing Concerning The City’s Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Draft Plan March 16, 2021 March 16, 2021 February 16, 2021 NYC Council Committee on Public Safety Testimony Against the NYPD’s Efforts to Circumvent the Law in its POST Act Disclosures on Surveillance Technology Use February 16, 2021 February 16, 2021 February 8, 2021 NYC Council Testimony by Albert Fox Cahn and Naz Akyol on the Repeal of Section 8-131 Exempting NYPD from Investigation by NYC Commission on Human Rights February 8, 2021 February 8, 2021 January 19, 2021 NYC Council Testimony by Albert Fox Cahn at the Oversight Hearing Concerning Smart Cities January 19, 2021 January 19, 2021 January 11, 2021 NYC Council Testimony by Albert Fox Cahn at the Oversight Hearing on Police Reform January 11, 2021 January 11, 2021 November 13, 2020 Public Testimony of Albert Fox Cahn Before the NYC Committee on Technology re The Ethical Implications of Using Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision Systems November 13, 2020 November 13, 2020 October 28, 2020 Public Testimony of Albert Fox Cahn Before the NYC Council Committee on Technology and Committee on Small Business re How Technology Can Assist Small Businesses During COVID-19 October 28, 2020 October 28, 2020 August 19, 2020 Public Testimony of Albert Fox Cahn Before the Center for Community Alternatives on COVID-19 in Jails August 19, 2020 August 19, 2020 July 7, 2020 Public Testimony of Albert Fox Cahn on the POST Act Before the NYC Mayor July 7, 2020 July 7, 2020 May 15, 2020 Testimony Before the NYC Council Committee on Health and Committee on Hospitals re NYC’s Plan for COVID-19 Testing and Contact Tracing May 15, 2020 May 15, 2020 February 25, 2020 Public Testimony of Albert Fox Cahn on DNA Collection and Storage in NYC February 25, 2020 February 25, 2020 January 22, 2020 Public Testimony of Albert Fox Cahn on follow up to the Automated Decisions Task Force January 22, 2020 January 22, 2020 NY STATE Featured February 14, 2025 Statement of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project ("S.T.O.P.") to the City of Syracuse Regarding Civil Rights Implications of the Use of Drones as First Responders February 14, 2025 February 14, 2025 September 14, 2021 S.T.O.P. Memorandum in Support of A430/S2628 September 14, 2021 September 14, 2021 December 9, 2020 Public Testimony of Albert Fox Cahn concerning online administration of the bar examination in New York December 9, 2020 December 9, 2020 July 14, 2020 Coalition Memorandum in Support of Contact Tracing Confidentiality July 14, 2020 July 14, 2020 July 10, 2020 Memorandum in Support of Contact Tracing Privacy Legislation July 10, 2020 July 10, 2020 July 1, 2020 Memorandum in Support of S.6435-B and A.9931-A - the Protect Our Privacy (POP) Act July 1, 2020 July 1, 2020 June 5, 2019 Testimony Submitted to the New York State Senate re the New York Privacy Act. June 5, 2019 June 5, 2019 FEDERAL Featured July 14, 2023 Comment of S.T.O.P. and Fight for the Future On A Request For Information Regarding Data Brokers And Other Business Practices Involving The Collection And Sale Of Consumer Information July 14, 2023 July 14, 2023 March 11, 2022 Comment In Response To Public Input On Regulating Law Enforcement’s Use Of Facial Recognition Technology March 11, 2022 March 11, 2022 September 14, 2021 Comment to NIST Re Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework September 14, 2021 September 14, 2021 September 13, 2021 Comment In Response To First Public Draft Of NIST SP 1270 September 13, 2021 September 13, 2021 August 26, 2021 Comment of 20 Civil Rights and Community-Based Organizations In Response To First Public Draft of NIST SP 1270 "A Proposal for Identifying and Managing Bias in Artificial Intelligence" August 26, 2021 August 26, 2021 November 25, 2019 Comment on Proposed COPPA Rule Change. November 25, 2019 November 25, 2019 OTHER Featured February 10, 2021 Minneapolis City Council Testimony Against Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology February 10, 2021 February 10, 2021 June 9, 2020 Public Testimony of Will Luckman Supporting a Ban on Facial Recognition Use in Boston June 9, 2020 June 9, 2020 FULL ARCHIVE