The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has recapped some of the key 2020 milestones in the battle against face-based surveillance. The organization called particular attention to a wave of facial recognition […]

The State of New York has temporarily (and officially) banned the use of facial recognition in its schools. The ban covers both public and private schools, and will be in […]

The Massachusetts State Senate has passed a revised version of a police reform bill that was initially passed earlier this month. The revisions became necessary after Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker […]

Massachusetts is set to become the first state to ban the public use of facial recognition technology. To that end, both houses of the state legislature have now passed a […]

The citizens of Portland, Maine, have passed a ballot measure that will ban the public use of facial recognition technology. The new law specifically bars the police and other city […]

“The ban will takes effect immediately with respect to government departments, while private organizations have until January 1, 2020, to comply.” City authorities in Portland, Oregon, have just passed what […]

Democratic legislators in the state of New York have called for a five-year ban on facial recognition technology. The new bill was introduced by Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez of the Bronx […]

Jackson, Mississippi, has become the latest municipality to ban the police use of facial recognition technology. The Jackson Police Department does not currently use facial recognition, but will now no […]

“…the ACM offers several guidelines for how facial recognition technology could be used responsibly, including establishing regular and ongoing auditing programs that would help to ensure that such systems are […]

The European Union is once again considering a ban on facial recognition. The possibility of a temporary ban surfaced in an early draft of a European Commission white paper in […]