Facial recognition bans: What’s next in Oakland, at Amazon and more

Facial recognition bans: What’s next in Oakland, at Amazon and more

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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/05/20/facial-recognition-bans-whats-next-in-oakland-at-amazon-and-more/

Efforts to rein in government use of facial recognition have a big couple of weeks ahead, days after San Francisco approved a first-of-its-kind ban on use of the technology by police and other city agencies.

Across the bay, Oakland is expected to consider a similar ban for the city’s agencies, possibly next week. Up north, Amazon investors will vote Wednesday on a shareholder proposal urging the company to stop selling its Rekognition software to the government. And the same day, the U.S. House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on the use of face recognition by government agencies.