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Another Commission Pushes for Facial Recognition Ban in Long Beach

June 3, 2022

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 […]

Long Beach Commission Pushes for Facial Recognition Moratorium

March 28, 2022

The Technology and Innovation Commission of Long Beach, California, is asking the city to end its use of facial recognition technology. The request was made following the publication of a […]

New Orleans Mayor Wants to Repeal Police Facial Recognition Ban

February 25, 2022

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 […]

Another Massachusetts City Bans Government Use of Facial Recognition

January 3, 2022

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 […]

SIA Voices Opposition to Baltimore’s Proposed Facial Recognition Ban

June 4, 2021

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is speaking out against a sweeping Baltimore City Council proposal that would prohibit virtually any application of facial recognition in the city. Like other bans, […]

Cambridge, MA, Becomes Latest City to Ban Facial Recognition

January 15, 2020

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 […]

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