San Francisco Has Banned the Use of Facial Recognition systems on Citizens !
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco, long at the heart of the technology revolution, took a stand against potential abuse on Tuesday by banning the use of facial recognition software by the police and other agencies.
The action, which came in an 8-to-1 vote by the Board of Supervisors, makes San Francisco the first major American city to block a tool that many police forces are turning to in the search for both small-time criminal suspects and perpetrators of mass carnage.
The authorities used the technology to help identify the suspect in the mass shooting at an Annapolis, Md., newspaper last June. But civil liberty groups have expressed unease about the technology’s potential abuse by government amid fears that it may shove the United States in the direction of an overly oppressive surveillance state.
San Francisco And Somerville Are BANNING Facial Recognition Tech And The Idea Is Gaining MOMENTUM!
Press For Truth
Published on 3 Jul 2019
Back off big brother, San Francisco and Somerville say no thanks to facial recognition tech! At a time when big brother is intruding into all aspects of our lives it’s refreshing to see the cities of San Francisco and Somerville taking the initiative to ban governmental uses of facial recognition technology. The "Face Surveillance Full Ban Ordinance" forbids any “department, agency, bureau, and/or subordinate division of the City of Somerville” from using facial recognition software in public spaces. In this video Dan Dicks of Press For Truth explains why this is an important move that should be supported for the protection of our privacy moving forward.
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