The Technology and Innovation Commission in Long Beach, California, has formalized its request for a police facial recognition ban. The Commission has been looking into the Long Beach Police Department’s […]

A former barrister is calling for a temporary moratorium on the use of large-scale facial recognition technology in the UK. Matthew Ryder made the recommendation after completing a two-year legal […]

Another Long Beach, California, Commission is calling for a ban on the police use of facial recognition technology. The city’s Technology and Innovation Commission voiced its support for a ban […]

Law enforcement agencies and industry lobbyists are starting to push back against some of the facial recognition bans that were put in place across the United States. A little more […]

The Massachusetts Facial Recognition Commission has finally released its report on the state’s use of facial recognition software. The report was requested (and the Commission formed) as part of a […]

Virginia lawmakers have officially lifted the state’s facial recognition ban. The legislature first prohibited the police use of facial recognition technology last March, but indicated that it would be replacing […]

The ongoing saga of ID.me and the IRS took another twist with the introduction of a new bill that would bar the tax agency from using any form of facial […]

The city of New Orleans is already looking to walk back its facial recognition ban. The city’s current ban has been in effect since December of 2020, and was passed […]

Virginia lawmakers are reportedly planning to lift a police facial recognition ban less than a year after it was passed. The law was passed with strong bipartisan support last March, […]

Another Massachusetts city has banned the government’s use of facial recognition. Worcester City Council passed the ban unanimously in mid-December, and in doing so made Worcester the eighth municipality in […]