https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/zmpaex/oakland-becomes-third-us-city-to-ban-facial-recognition-xz > Oakland, California just became the third U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition in public spaces. > A city ordinance passed Tuesday night which prohibits the city of Oakland from "acquiring, obtaining, retaining, requesting, or accessing" facial recognition technology, which it defines as “an automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying or verifying an individual based on an individual's face.”