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- San Francisco Considers Ban on Government's Use of Facial Recognition Technology https://www.npr.org/2019/05/14/723193785/san-francisco-considers-ban-on-governments-use-of-facial-recognition-technology 36 comments
- Amazon bans police from using its facial-recognition technology for a year https://fortune.com/2020/06/10/amazon-facial-recognition-law-enforcement/ 7 comments privacy
- Amazon bans police from using its facial-recognition technology for a year https://fortune.com/2020/06/10/amazon-facial-recognition-law-enforcement/ 10 comments politics
- San Francisco just banned facial-recognition technology https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/14/tech/san-francisco-facial-recognition-ban/index.html 583 comments technology
- Boston City Council votes to ban facial-recognition technology https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/06/24/boston-city-council-votes-to-ban-facial-recognition-technology/ 3 comments technology
- Advocacy group launches national campaign to ban facial-recognition technology from government use https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/advocacy-group-launches-national-campaign-to-ban-facial-recognition-technology-from-government-use/ 6 comments politics
- Banned AI Facial Recognition Technology Used In Ukraine https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/clearview-ai-helping-the-ukrainian/ 5 comments privacy
- Do you think Facial Recognition technology should be banned? https://crossminds.ai/video/5f5967f99fb2d68f549ab700/?utm_source=r&utm_campaign=facialrecognition 6 comments cogsci
- Why We Should Ban Facial Recognition Technology http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/why-we-should-ban-facial-recognition-technology.html 12 comments technology
- Sweden bans facial recognition technology in schools https://www.neweurope.eu/article/sweden-bans-facial-recognition-technology-in-schools/ 202 comments worldnews
- Sweden bans facial recognition technology in schools https://www.neweurope.eu/article/sweden-bans-facial-recognition-technology-in-schools/ 3 comments technology
- Virginia lawmakers unanimously approve bill that bans facial recognition technology https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/virginia-lawmakers-unanimously-approve-bill-that-bans-facial-recognition-technology 5 comments politics
- 'Ban this technology': students protest US universities' use of facial recognition https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/02/facial-recognition-us-colleges-ucla-ban 24 comments politics
- San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/facial-recognition-ban-san-francisco.html 10 comments technology
- Amazon bans police use of facial recognition technology for one year https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/10/amazon-bans-police-use-of-facial-recognition-technology-for-one-year.html 3 comments privacy
- Amazon bans police from using its facial recognition technology for the next year https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/10/21287101/amazon-rekognition-facial-recognition-police-ban-one-year-ai-racial-bias 4 comments technews
- Amazon bans police from using its facial recognition technology for the next year https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/10/21287101/amazon-rekognition-facial-recognition-police-ban-one-year-ai-racial-bias 5 comments politics
- Amazon bans police from using its facial recognition technology for the next year https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/10/21287101/amazon-rekognition-facial-recognition-police-ban-one-year-ai-racial-bias 130 comments privacy
- San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/san-francisco-moves-toward-ban-use-facial-recognition-technology-n1005726 3 comments technology
- Boston Bans Use Of Facial Recognition Technology. It's The 2nd-Largest City To Do So - WBUR https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/06/23/boston-facial-recognition-ban 4 comments privacy
- Activists demand federal ban on 'biased' facial recognition technology https://www.foxnews.com/tech/activists-federal-ban-facial-recognition 3 comments worldnews
- Oakland City Council Bans City Use Of Facial Recognition Technology https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Council-Bans-City-Use-Of-Facial-Recognition-Tech-14101262.php 18 comments privacy
- Boston just became the latest city to ban use of facial recognition technology https://www.businessinsider.com/boston-bans-government-use-of-facial-recognition-technology-2020-6 4 comments politics
- San Francisco could ban government agencies from using facial recognition technology https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/07/san-francisco-to-ban-government-from-using-facial-recognition-technology 19 comments privacy
- Portland passes landmark ban on facial recognition technology https://www.businessinsider.com/portland-passes-landmark-ban-on-facial-recognition-technology-2020-9?r=de&ir=t 16 comments worldnews
- San Francisco becomes first city to ban facial recognition technology https://thehill.com/policy/technology/443476-san-francisco-becomes-first-city-to-ban-facial-recognition-technology?amp 47 comments moderatepolitics
- San Francisco becomes first city to ban facial recognition technology https://thehill.com/policy/technology/443476-san-francisco-becomes-first-city-to-ban-facial-recognition-technology 9 comments politics
- 30+ Rights Groups Launch Campaign Demanding Law Enforcement Ban on 'Authoritarian and Invasive' Facial Recognition Technology https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/05/30-rights-groups-launch-campaign-demanding-law-enforcement-ban-authoritarian-and 5 comments politics
- Why Amazon tried to thwart Portland's historic facial recognition ban | Amazon reportedly lobbied in secret to weaken Portland's ban on private use of facial recognition technology https://www.salon.com/2020/09/13/amazon-portland-facial-recognition-ban-lobbying-surveillance/ 163 comments technology
- Facial Recognition Faces More Proposed Bans Across U.S. | Critics say the technology is not very accurate, and is often rolled out first in minority communities https://spectrum.ieee.org/news-from-around-ieee/the-institute/ieee-member-news/why-san-francisco-banned-the-use-of-facial-recognition-technology 5 comments technology
- Facial Recognition Faces More Proposed Bans Across U.S. | Critics say the technology is not very accurate, and is often rolled out first in minority communities https://spectrum.ieee.org/news-from-around-ieee/the-institute/ieee-member-news/why-san-francisco-banned-the-use-of-facial-recognition-technology 10 comments privacy
- Facial recognition has been used unlawfully and violated human rights, UK Court of Appeal rules in landmark case - Calls for 'sinister' technology to be banned but police vow to continue using it https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/facial-recognition-unlawful-violation-human-rights-court-of-appeal-a9664441.html 5 comments worldnews
- We’re Banning Facial Recognition. We’re Missing the Point. | The whole point of modern surveillance is to treat people differently, and facial recognition technologies are only a small part of that. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/opinion/facial-recognition-ban-privacy.html 5 comments politics
- Congress Introduces a Bill That Would Ban Facial Recognition Indefinitely | The technology has been proven to discriminate against Black people, and has already been banned in 20 US cities and the state of Vermont https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgxax4/congress-introduces-a-bill-that-would-ban-facial-recognition-indefinitely 36 comments politics
- National facial recognition ban: These lawmakers back it. A new scorecard shows which Congress members support the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act. https://www.cnet.com/news/here-are-the-lawmakers-who-are-backing-a-national-facial-recognition-ban/ 4 comments politics
- EU considers temporary ban on facial recognition in public spaces: The EU’s new leadership announced it would initiate legislation for AI technology within its first 100 days in office. https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-considers-temporary-ban-on-facial-recognition-in-public-spaces/ 16 comments europe
- Facial Recognition Bans: Coming Soon to a City Near You. Digital privacy activists have created a blueprint for a nationwide campaign to ban the futuristic technology—and it’s about to catch on. https://www.thedailybeast.com/facial-recognition-bans-coming-soon-to-a-city-near-you 11 comments politics
- Maine Sets Example With 'Country's Strongest' Facial Recognition Ban: "Democracy is stronger and communities are safer when we have clear rules and accountability for how governments use new and emerging technologies." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/30/maine-sets-example-countrys-strongest-facial-recognition-ban 56 comments technology
- Tech worker group calls for facial recognition ban citing ‘technical and ethical’ reasons. The Association for Computing Machinery said the technology could not be reliably used in a way that wouldn’t adversely affect vulnerable populations. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/tech-worker-group-calls-facial-recognition-ban-citing-technical-ethical-n1232591 55 comments programming
- Because Facial Recognition Makes Students and Faculty Less Safe, 40+ Rights Groups Call on Universities to Ban Technology. "This mass surveillance experiment does not belong in our public spaces, and certainly not in our schools." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/02/13/because-facial-recognition-makes-students-and-faculty-less-safe-40-rights-groups 543 comments technology