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Syracuse decides on surveillance tech behind a closed door

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Advocacy groups call on Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens to allow public into surveillance tech discussions.

The surveillance tech discussions happen in the city’s Surveillance Technology Working Group, which meets without the public in the room. The Syracuse Peace Council, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project and the city’s DSA chapter want that changed. What the group decides is what the city buys and points at residents, paid for with their money.

Read the full story: Advocacy groups call on Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens to allow public into surveillance tech discussions — Central Current, April 4, 2026.

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