The Security Industry Association has made known its “strong opposition” to a newly proposed facial recognition ban in a statement. The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act, proposed by […]

Amnesty International has added its voice to the chorus calling for a ban on the police use of facial recognition. The organization specifically objected to the use of the technology […]

European Digital Rights (EDRi) is asking the European Union to ban all forms of biometric mass surveillance. The organization’s latest paper also calls for the suspension of any such programs […]

The European Union is walking back from a temporary ban on the public use of facial recognition, according to a Reuters report. The possibility of a ban was previously raised […]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has signed a coalition letter asking the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board (PCLOB) to urge the government to put a moratorium on its use of facial […]

With the tech industry facing the possibility of a multi-year moratorium on biometric facial recognition in the European Union, the executives of two of the world’s biggest companies have come […]

The European Union is reportedly considering a temporary ban on the public use of facial recognition technology. The news comes courtesy of a leaked draft of a European Commission white […]

The Cambridge City Council has unanimously voted to ban the public use of facial recognition technology. The decision makes Cambridge the fourth (and largest) Massachusetts community to issue such a […]

Democratic junior senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) is cosponsoring a bipartisan piece of legislation that aims to regulate the use of facial recognition technology on the federal level. The other sponsor […]

The town of Brookline, Massachusetts, has officially moved forward with its facial recognition ban. The proposed ban was first tabled back in August with the blessing of Brookline State Senator […]