Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales cited the letters before voting against the two bills to implement the crime prevention technology
“There is no requirement that these entities comply with Washington data protection laws, because the data would be collected and housed outside with Washington state,” Morales said prior to the technology’s approval by the Seattle City Council on Tuesday.
Fellow Councilmember Tanya Woo noted that many businesses in Seattle’s Little Saigon neighborhood have private CCTV cameras and spend $6,000 to $7,000 on the technology. These businesses already struggle with low profit margins and face going out of business due to minimal foot traffic resulting from increasing crime in the area.