Cybersecurity & civil liberties · District 30

Technology, Privacy & Responsible Innovation

Technology should improve people’s lives while protecting privacy and civil liberties. Government must earn trust—especially when it buys AI, surveillance tools, or systems that hold sensitive data.

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Responsible Technology
Individual Liberty
Public Safety
Transparency
Evidence-Based Decision Making

Overview

Where I stand

I come to this work with a cybersecurity background. That experience shapes a simple standard: adopt tools that help, reject shortcuts that expose people, and tell the public the truth about what government systems do.

Artificial intelligence, digital identity, and data platforms are arriving whether we plan for them or not. Nebraska should evaluate emerging technology before deploying it in communities—not after harm is done.

Citizens deserve transparency about surveillance technology, data collection, AI systems, facial recognition, data ownership, access, retention, and auditing. Privacy is not a partisan issue—it is a constitutional one.

Current challenges

What District 30 neighbors are up against

Public agencies face real cyber threats with uneven readiness.
Vendors may push tools faster than communities can understand tradeoffs.
Surveillance and data practices can expand quietly without clear policy.
AI systems can encode errors or bias if procurement and oversight are weak.

Policy goals

Practical steps I will work toward

Strengthen cybersecurity across Nebraska government and critical partners.
Require clear public disclosures for surveillance tech, AI systems, and sensitive data practices.
Promote responsible AI procurement: purpose, limits, human oversight, and auditability.
Protect privacy in digital identity and data-sharing proposals.
Help schools and workforce programs build cybersecurity and digital literacy skills.

Public standard

What neighbors deserve to know

Before government deploys powerful technology, the public should get straight answers.

Transparency builds trust. If a city or state system watches public spaces, scores risk, or stores biometric data, people should not learn about it by accident.

Surveillance technology in use and its purpose
What data is collected—and what is not
AI systems: what they decide or recommend, and human review
Facial recognition: whether it is used, and under what limits
Who owns the data and who may access it
Retention policies and deletion practices
Auditing: how often, by whom, and what is published

How success can be measured

Accountability you can check

These are directional measures. Specific baselines will be published as official data is curated—never invented.

Agencies with published cyber baseline practices and incident reporting paths.
Public inventories of high-risk surveillance and AI systems in use.
Retention and access policies published for sensitive datasets.
Independent or internal audit findings addressed on a public timeline.

Open tools

Trackers & public dashboards

Reusable campaign components—ready to grow as data is published.

FAQ

Common questions

Are you anti-technology?

No. I am for responsible technology—tools that serve people, with privacy, security, and accountability built in from day one.

What should citizens be told about government tech?

At minimum: what the system does, what data it collects, who can access it, how long data is kept, whether AI or facial recognition is used, and how the system is audited.

Why is this a signature issue for you?

Because cybersecurity and privacy failures hurt real families and towns—and because District 30 deserves a legislator who can read a contract, ask hard questions, and explain the stakes in plain English.