SIA Argues Against Proposed Biometrics Moratorium
The Security Industry Association has made known its “strong opposition” to a newly proposed facial recognition ban in a statement. The Facial Recognition and…
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Amnesty International Calls for Facial Recognition Ban
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…
Digital Rights Group Asks EU to Ban Biometric Mass Surveillance
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…
EU Abandons Temporary Facial Recognition Ban: Report
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…
Open Letter Urges Executive Oversight Body to Suspend Use of Facial Recognition
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has signed a coalition letter asking the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board (PCLOB) to urge the government to put a…
Biometrics Controversy: Google, Microsoft Execs Differ Over Proposed Facial Recognition Moratorium
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…
European Union Considers Temporary Ban on Facial Recognition
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…
Cambridge, MA, Becomes Latest City to Ban Facial Recognition
The Cambridge City Council has unanimously voted to ban the public use of facial recognition technology. The decision makes Cambridge the fourth (and largest)…
Delaware Senator Sponsors Bill Regulating the Use of Facial Recognition Tech
Democratic junior senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) is cosponsoring a bipartisan piece of legislation that aims to regulate the use of facial recognition…
Second Massachusetts Town Bans Facial Recognition
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…