West Lafayette Mayor Vetos City’s Facial Recognition Ban
The Mayor of West Lafayette, Indiana, has followed through on his promise to veto a proposed facial recognition ban. The ban had originally been put forward by…
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West Lafayette Mayor Vows to Veto Facial Recognition Ban
The Mayor of West Lafayette, Indiana, is throwing himself in front of a bill that would ban the police use of facial recognition. The West Lafayette City…
European Watchdogs Push for Stricter Facial Recognition Ban
A pair of European privacy watchdogs have argued that a recent policy proposal from the European Commission does not do enough to prevent the unethical use of…
VC Capital, Healthcare Biometrics, and Tesla’s Cybertruck: This Week’s Top Stories
The week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ top stories features a good deal of investor excitement, a major healthcare collaboration, facial recognition…
SIA Voices Opposition to Baltimore’s Proposed Facial Recognition Ban
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is speaking out against a sweeping Baltimore City Council proposal that would prohibit virtually any application of…
Momentum Builds for Facial Recognition Laws in the United States
US privacy advocates believe that there is growing momentum for facial recognition legislation at the federal level. They note that several bills have already…
Amnesty Asks Volunteers to Help Map New York’s CCTV Cameras
Amnesty International is asking for digital volunteers to help map the locations of all of the public CCTV cameras in New York City. The organization is…
Amnesty Fights Police Surveillance With ‘Ban the Scan’ Campaign
Amnesty International is launching a new “Ban the Scan” campaign in an effort to end the police use of facial recognition. The organization will begin its…
Minneapolis City Council Considers Public Facial Recognition Ban
Minneapolis, Minnesota, could become the next American city to implement a public ban on the use of facial recognition technology. The full city council will…
Members of Congress Plan to Reintroduce Facial Recognition Proposal: Report
Democrats in Congress are planning to reintroduce legislation that would ban federal agencies from using facial recognition technology. As Reuters reports,…