https://medium.com/enrique-dans/isnt-it-about-time-somebody-called-time-out-on-facial-recognition-8a0b95451158

Enrique DansBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingMay 22San Francisco, considered by many to be the Mecca of technology, is the first US city to prevent the police and other authorities from using facial recognition technology, in what is an important step against the seemingly unstoppable roll out of this technology.

City Hall has concluded that the generalized assumption that people are being monitored is not psychologically healthy, and that, in addition, this technology is still too unreliable to be used for security purposes. San Francisco’s decision is just a first step, bearing in mind it doesn’t prevent private companies from continuing to use facial recognition technology, but is not surprising considering that the city is home to a large number of technology companies, making it the best prepared environment to understand its impact.