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.