https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/03/how_do_we_stop_facial_recognition_from_becoming_the_next_facebook_ubiquitous_and_useful_yet_dangerous_impervious_and_misunderstood/

Facial recognition is having a rough time of it lately. Just six months ago, people were excited about Apple allowing you to open your phone just by looking at it. A year ago, Facebook users joyfully tagged their friends in photos. But then the tech got better, and so did the concerns.

In May, San Francisco became the first major city in the world to effectively ban facial recognition. A week later, Congress heard how it also needed to ban the tech until new rules could be drawn up to cover its safe use.