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CityCouncil | 2013-10-01 | 5 | Councilmember Chen inquired if a policy protects or encrypts the data that goes to NCRIC, to which the Interim Police Chief responded that he does not know whether NCRIC has a policy to encrypt the data; NCRIC servers are in a very secure location, where the National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System is also stored; if there is further discussion, he would ask a NCRIC representative to address the matter. Councilmember Chen inquired whether the data transferred to NCRIC is shared with other law enforcement agencies, to which the Interim Police Chief responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Chen inquired whether certain parameters or criteria can be set above and beyond what NCRIC sets forth, to which the Interim Police Chief responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Chen inquired how the City will ensure citizens' right to privacy is secure, and whether an annual or bi-annual audit is be done to ensure NCRIC is complying with policies. The Interim Police Chief responded NCRIC's audit policy is once a year; stated each agency's access to the system is audited; the audit trail includes the name of the requesting officer, the date the data was requested, and the specific purpose for which it was requested. Councilmember Chen inquired how long the data will be retained, to which the Interim Police Chief responded that he would like to align Alameda's retention policy with NCRIC's retention policy which is 12 months; cited an example of using the data as an investigative tool, which favors longer retention. Councilmember Chen inquired if access to the data is focused on criminal activity, to which the Interim Police Chief responded in the affirmative; stated criminal investigations are the exclusive reason for access to the data; the APD does not consider failure to pay child support, a cheating spouse, or whether a citizen is visiting a massage parlor as criminal. Mayor Gilmore inquired if the system was hacked, how the hacker would translate the license plate data into information about who owns the vehicle. The Interim Police Chief responded the LPR is only interested in a plate that is lost, stolen, or attached to criminal activity; information about the registered owner is not provided; owner identity and information is stored separately in the DMV system; the hacker would have to hack into the DMV system to find identifying information about the registered owner; further stated APD and all other law enforcement agencies historically have always had access to registered owner information, even before the LPR technology; the LPR would inform the officer in five seconds if the vehicle is wanted, but will not provide owner date; for the innocent, non-criminal vast majority of the public, cars are invisible because there is no criminal activity attached to them. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 4 October 1, 2013 | CityCouncil/2013-10-01.pdf |