Government
May 15, 2019
San Francisco first big US city to ban use of facial recognition technology
The text of the ordinance highlights the concern many civil rights organizations have about the weakness of the technology when it comes to accurately identifying people of color.
San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition technology for law enforcement agencies after supervisors passed an ordinance denouncing the technology as racist.
The Stop Secret Surveillance Ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Aaron Peskin, passed 8-1 at Tuesday’s board meeting with Supervisor Catherine Stefani the holdout.
Stefani cited concerns the amendments...
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