Surveillance Technologies
About the Ordinance
The City of Seattle Surveillance Ordinance 125376 took effect on September 1, 2017 and is designed to provide greater transparency to City Council and the public when the City acquires technology that meets the City's definition of surveillance.
For more information on the Surveillance Ordinance click here.
Technologies Currently Under Review
The public comment period for Group Two surveillance technologies was open from February 5, 2019 to March 26, 2019. The complete Surveillance Impact Report drafts are below, with one-page summaries of each technology also available.
Group 2 Surveillance Impact Reports
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Group 2 Supplemental Materials
Learn About Group 2 Surveillance Technologies
Learn about the Group Two technologies, with the informational videos below.
Master List of Surveillance Technologies
Submitted to Seattle City Council on 11/30/2017, the Master List of Surveillance Technologies provided an overview of all technologies in current use at the City that meet the ordinance definition of surveillance. The order of review has been updated since this publication. A Revised Master List was submitted to Seattle City Council on 5/7/2019.
Below are the CTO quarterly technology determination reports, which are submitted to Council 30 days after the end of each quarter.