Cambridge, Massachusetts Passes Ban On Facial Recognition Tech Use By Government Agencies

Cambridge, Massachusetts Passes Ban On Facial Recognition Tech Use By Government Agencies

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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200127/21212343813/cambridge-massachusetts-passes-ban-facial-recognition-tech-use-government-agencies.shtml

Congratulations to Cambridge, Massachusetts for joining the banwagon! Cambridge joins three other communities in the state which have decided facial recognition tech is too risky, too invasive of privacy, and all-around bad news for their residents. Brookline, Somerville, and Northampton have also banned the tech, potentially leading the way for a statewide ban.

A bill before the State House would also establish a statewide moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology and other forms of biometric surveillance, including the analysis of a person’s gait or voice, until the legislature regulates the software.

Cambridge, Massachusetts Passes Ban On Facial Recognition Tech Use By Government Agencies

Feb 1, 2020, 4:13am UTC
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200127/21212343813/cambridge-massachusetts-passes-ban-facial-recognition-tech-use-government-agencies.shtml > Congratulations to Cambridge, Massachusetts for joining the banwagon! Cambridge joins three other communities in the state which have decided facial recognition tech is too risky, too invasive of privacy, and all-around bad news for their residents. Brookline, Somerville, and Northampton have also banned the tech, potentially leading the way for a statewide ban. > A bill before the State House would also establish a statewide moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology and other forms of biometric surveillance, including the analysis of a person’s gait or voice, until the legislature regulates the software.