Leaked Document Suggests Possible Facial Recognition Ban In Europe
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200119/09574843759/leaked-document-suggests-possible-facial-recognition-ban-europe.shtml
Bans of facial recognition tech are popping up across the United States. Facial recognition tech use by law enforcement is currently banned in the state of California and a few cities in Massachusetts have blocked local government agencies from deploying the tech.
Given the tech's relative inability to do its job, along with a host of other concerns including built-in biases that make it far more likely minorities will suffer the effects of false positives, lawmakers are finally putting the brakes on approving facial recognition use by government agencies.
Leaked Document Suggests Possible Facial Recognition Ban In Europe
Jan 25, 2020, 4:13am UTC
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200119/09574843759/leaked-document-suggests-possible-facial-recognition-ban-europe.shtml
> Bans of facial recognition tech are popping up across the United States. Facial recognition tech use by law enforcement is currently banned in the state of California and a few cities in Massachusetts have blocked local government agencies from deploying the tech.
> Given the tech's relative inability to do its job, along with a host of other concerns including built-in biases that make it far more likely minorities will suffer the effects of false positives, lawmakers are finally putting the brakes on approving facial recognition use by government agencies.