Vendor data ownership and procurement reform
Summary
Commissioners want vendors who collect data on Long Beach residents to disclose what they collect, store it on city infrastructure, and delete it when contracts end — lessons drawn from a smart sensor pilot. Procurement due diligence emerged as a possible 2027 workplan item.
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Stronger vendor data terms could protect the city from paying twice for its own data and from post-contract remarketing of resident information.
Residents whose personal data — from license plates to facial recognition — stays under city control rather than being sold or retained by vendors.
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