Teresa Brooks

I am respectfully requesting that you oppose bill HB1537, for the following reasons: - This bill introduces mass surveillance under the guise of public safety and it further to erodes the original intent of RSA 236:130, which was to prohibit highway surveillance. - The bill explicitly authorizes cameras “with enough clarity to identify a person’s face.” That is not incidental capture, it is intentional biometric identification of the general public without a warrant, suspicion, or judicial oversight. New Hampshire has historically rejected biometric surveillance precisely because of its chilling effects on free movement and association. - While framed as targeting “egregious violations,” the bill: (1) Records everyone who passes a stopped bus, not just violators; (2) Captures passengers, pedestrians, and nearby residents; (3) Allows retention based solely on a prosecutor’s future discretion.