New York Daily News

Transparen­cy bill goes too far: Blaz

- Laura Dimon

THE CITY’S counterter­rorism boss and the mayor slammed a City Council bill that would require the NYPD to disclose details of its surveillan­ce technology.

Mayor de Blasio, speaking to radio host John Catsimatid­is on “The Cats Roundtable,” said Sunday it’s possible to be too transparen­t.

“If we start to lay out everything we do to gather informatio­n to fight crime and fight terrorism, if we lay that out too publicly and in too much detail, unfortunat­ely, it provides a road map for the bad guys,” he said.

Council members in favor of the bill argue that the police have been resistant to transparen­cy.

NYPD counterter­rorism chief John Miller said the bill would provide “one-stop shopping” for terrorists seeking details on police tactics.

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