{"id":43536,"date":"2024-03-29T20:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T00:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=43536"},"modified":"2024-03-29T20:00:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T00:00:44","slug":"who-has-access-to-lakelands-downtown-facial-recognition-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/03\/29\/who-has-access-to-lakelands-downtown-facial-recognition-cameras\/","title":{"rendered":"Who has access to Lakeland&#8217;s downtown facial-recognition cameras?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A week after news reports surfaced about the&nbsp;Lakeland Downtown Development Authority using facial recognition software&nbsp;to track &#8220;people of interest&#8221; downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"405\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-50-1.png?resize=623%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-50-1.png?w=623&amp;ssl=1 623w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-50-1.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LDDA Executive Director Julie Townsend has been quoted saying ALL LDDA board members, Herself, Tony Davila, LDDA&#8217;s clean and safe manager, Lakeland Police, Lakeland Parking staff, and each owner of the business that a camera is attached to have access to the cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system provides an email alert to ALL members that have access to the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a list of the current LDDA board members:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Donna De Stefano, LDDA Chair 2024 works as a Senior Special Projects Manager at Summit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael J Kincart, LDDA Vice Chair works as an Attorney at Peterson &amp; Myers P.A.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bretta Christakos, LDDA Treasurer works as the SVP Regional Manager at SouthState Bank N.A.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeff Donalson, LDDA Director works for Thomas Capital Partners, LLC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Landon Beck, LDDA Director works for Linksters Taproom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Musick, City Commissioner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julie Townsend, LDDA&nbsp;Executive Director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phyllis Sharp, LDDA Administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antonio (Tony) Davila, LDDA Clean and Safe Manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Could &#8220;people of interest&#8221; be turned into profiling targets for law enforcement?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is there a liability issue to the City of Lakeland since Michael Musick a City Commissioner is on the board and Townsend has been quoted to say all board members have access to the system?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week after news reports surfaced about the&nbsp;Lakeland Downtown Development Authority using facial recognition software&nbsp;to track &#8220;people of interest&#8221; downtown. 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