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Amherst (MA) General Bylaws § 3.59

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Amherst (MA) General Bylaws § 3.59
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Amherst (municipal)
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9. Video and audio monitoring and/or recording technology, such as surveillance
cameras, vehicle cameras, and wearable body cameras;

10. Tools, including software and hardware, used to gain unauthorized access to a
computer, computer service, or computer network;

11. Social media monitoring software;

12. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanners; and

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General Bylaws
Effective June 15, 2026
 13. Software designed to integrate or analyze data from Surveillance Technology,
including surveillance target tracking and predictive policing software.

b. For the purposes of this Bylaw, "Surveillance Technology" does not include the
following devices, hardware, or software:

1. Office hardware, such as televisions, computers, credit card machines, copy
machines, telephones, and printers that are in widespread use by the Town and are
used for routine Town business and transactions;

2. Town databases and enterprise systems that contain information kept in the
ordinary course of Town business, including, but not limited to, human resources,
permits, licenses, and business records;

3. Town databases and enterprise systems that do not contain any data or other
information collected, captured, recorded, retained, processed, intercepted, or
analyzed by Surveillance Technology, including payroll, accounting, or other fiscal
databases;

4. Information technology security systems, including firewalls and other
cybersecurity systems;

5. Physical access control systems, employee identification management systems,
inventory control systems, and other physical control systems;

6. Infrastructure and mechanical control systems, including those that control or
manage street lights, traffic lights, electrical, natural gas, or water or sewer
functions;