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Police Commission sets new rules for how LAPD uses surveillance technology

LAPD Chief Michel Moore, addresses a press conference, flanked by Anne Tremblay, left, Director of Mayor's Gang Reduction and Youth Development, Eileen M. Decker, President Los Angeles Police Commission, Mayor Eric Garcetti and City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez to discuss 2019 crime statistics of Los Angeles on Jan. 15, 2020.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday adopted new rules for how police can use crimefighting technologies, despite opposition from advocacy groups who said they could lead to increased surveillance of people.

Under the new policy, the LAPD must submit a detailed proposal to the commission before deploying a particular type of technology, which spells out whether any data will be collected on people and for how long it will be kept, any infringements on people's privacy and civil rights, and what

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