Cities all across the US have passed bans on facial recognition, with variations in how strong the regulations are. Though Portland, Oregon, banned facial recognition from all government and commercial use, others are only limiting it from police use.
Some cities, like Detroit, have enacted lighter measures, such as allowing facial recognition to be used only when investigating violent crimes, while police in New York have been able to use the technology for crimes like shoplifting.
On Oct. 9, a New York judge decided in a package-theft case that facial recognition identification could be submitted as evidence in the trial, but he noted that lawmakers should set limits on how the technology could be used.
The judge cited concerns about free speech, noting that facial recognition could be used to identify and track protesters — which both the NYPD and the Miami police did in August.
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