Oklahoma City considers future of crime-fighting software amid privacy concerns
Oklahoma City considers future of crime-fighting software amid privacy concerns
Publish Date: 2026-01-28 23:13:00
Source Domain: www.koco.com
MISUSED BY FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS. KOCO CHANTELLE NAVARRO EXPLAINS. AND THEN THE WORD CONTROVERSY KNOWING NOTHING. I JUST HAD A HUNCH. TURNS OUT THERE IS CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING AN ONLINE DATABASE. OKLAHOMA CITY USES IN CRIME FIGHTING. COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES COOPER SAYS HE’S TROUBLED BY THIS LAWSUIT, CLAIMING ACCURATE, WHICH IS A SERVICE BY LEXISNEXIS, HELPED ICE TARGET MIGRANTS. THE COMPANY ALLEGEDLY SELLS ACCESS TO THEIR DATABASE TO ABOUT 400,000 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CUSTOMERS, INCLUDING IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. THE FEAR WAS THAT ICE CAN THEN USE THAT DATA TO BUILD A CASE AGAINST PEOPLE THEY’RE TARGETING FOR DEPORTATIONS. SINCE SOME LIST SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS AS WELL. A JUDGE THREW OUT THE CASE. COOPER IS REFERRING TO, BUT SO THAT’S A NO FOR ME ON THIS ONE. AND I DON’T I’M I’M VERY CONCERNED WHEN IT COMES TO. OUR BILL OF RIGHTS. AND WHEN IT COMES TO ANY VIOLATION OF OUR PRIVACY. NOW THE CITY FACES A CHOICE ON WHETHER TO EXTEND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY. CHIEF RON BASS DEFENDED IT AS A POWERFUL INVESTIGATIVE TOOL. WE HAVE A 92% CLEARANCE RATE ON HOMICIDES, AND WE USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE THIS TO CLOSE THE GAP. IN ORDER TO SOLVE THESE CRIMES. AND SAYS IT’S ONLY BEEN POSITIVE FOR THEM. WE’VE HAD AN AMAZINGLY SUCCESSFUL USE OF THIS PRODUCT. IT’S HELPED US SOLVE A NUMBER OF CASES. WE VET ALL OF OUR SOFTWARE. NOT ONLY TO POLICE IT, BUT CITY IT AS WELL. BUT COUNCILMAN KAMAL PENNINGTON HAD SOME QUESTIONS AS WELL. IF IT’S ENACTED, I WOULD WANT TO KNOW. OKAY, WELL, WHAT ARE THE LEGAL PROTECTIONS THAT ARE IN PLACE FOR PEOPLE’S PRIVATE INFORMATION? WHAT ARE THE PROCEDURES THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED TO DO? HE ASKED FOR THE ITEM TO BE DEFERRED, GIVING THE CITY MORE TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS. I REALLY RESPECT CHIEF AND HIS WORK, AND I ALSO RESPECT THE FACT THAT WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN A DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN. HOMICIDES AND VIOLENT CRIME AS A CITY. SO RESPECT,…
