Privacy & Surveillance in Kansas City, MO (2026)
1 verified privacy & surveillance rules for Kansas City, Missouri, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Facial Recognition Ban
Kansas City's automated traffic camera law bars authorized employees from using artificial intelligence or facial recognition to identify drivers, and prohibits sharing camera images or data with any AI or facial-recognition system, per Sec. 70-961.
Kansas City Bans Facial Recognition on Traffic Cameras
Significant RestrictionsKansas City Code of Ordinances § 70-961(e), (g)(2)a
An authorized employee may use any lawful means to identify an individual allegedly violating any city ordinance or state law, but in no instance shall artificial intelligence systems, as defined in section 70-961(a), be used to identify the individual. ... In no instance shall anyone provide access to, share, or otherwise make available or accessible the recorded images and other data collecte...
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