https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/g5p9z3/amazon-spent-dollar24000-to-kill-portlands-facial-recognition-ban > On Wednesday, Portland lawmakers will vote on what could be the strongest facial recognition ban in the United States. > In November 2019, city officials revealed they were crafting legislation that would ban the use of facial recognition technology by both the public and private sector, prohibiting its use by state agencies but also its use by retailers, employers, and other private businesses—the first proposed ban on private use in the U.S.