“The ban will takes effect immediately with respect to government departments, while private organizations have until January 1, 2020, to comply.” City authorities in Portland, Oregon, have just passed what […]

The Security Industry Association has announced the release of its new policy principles meant to guide the development and deployment of facial recognition technology. This comes a few months after […]

Pittsburgh city councillor Corey O’Connor has introduced legislation that, if passed, would ban the city’s Public Safety Department (PPSD) from using facial recognition software or Predictive Policing Technology. The PPSD […]

Jackson, Mississippi, has become the latest municipality to ban the police use of facial recognition technology. The Jackson Police Department does not currently use facial recognition, but will now no […]

One month after the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit against the New York State Education Department for its decision to approve the use of facial recognition […]

The European Union is once again considering a ban on facial recognition. The possibility of a temporary ban surfaced in an early draft of a European Commission white paper in […]

The city of Boston is considering passing a ban on the use of facial recognition technology, a move that would make then the third municipality to do so in the […]

In a statement emailed to the CBC, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said it will continue to use Clearview AI, but only “in very limited and specific circumstances.” This […]

The European Union is reportedly considering a temporary ban on the public use of facial recognition technology. The news comes courtesy of a leaked draft of a European Commission white […]

The Cambridge City Council has unanimously voted to ban the public use of facial recognition technology. The decision makes Cambridge the fourth (and largest) Massachusetts community to issue such a […]