http://www.newsweek.com/washington-state-county-becomes-first-us-ban-facial-recognition-software-over-concerns-racism-1596894 > King County in Washington is the first U.S. county to ban government use of facial recognition software over concerns of racism and demographic biases. > A "groundbreaking" proposal for the ban was approved Tuesday by the King County Council to protect the county's 2.3 million citizens' freedoms from government surveillance since studies revealed "facial recognition software is often far more likely to misidentify Black or Asian faces, especially Black women," the council announced in a statement.