Category: stop secret surveillance ordinance

San Francisco bans city use of facial recognition

Post author By Randall
Post date May 14, 2019
Categories In face recognition, facial recognition, gear, Politics, Privacy, san francisco, Security, ssso, stop secret surveillance ordinance, surveillance, Tech

[ad_1] The measure was put forward by Supervisor Aaron Peskin to protect civil rights and liberties, ensuring people that can “live free of continuous government monitoring.” It’s also meant reduce the chances of face recognition tech being used to “exacerbate racial injustice” through both technical biases and systemic abuse. The surveillance oversight requirements won’t ban […]

San Francisco could be the first US city to ban facial recognition tech

Post author By Randall
Post date April 24, 2019
Categories In Amazon, facial recognition, Politics, rekognition, san francisco, Security, ssso, stop secret surveillance ordinance, surveillance, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] The San Francisco Board of Supervisors convened on Tuesday to vote on, among other proposals, the Stop Secret Surveillance Ordinance (SSSO), which was first introduced by District 3 Supervisor, Aaron Peskin. The ordinance seeks to impose strict limits on what forms of biometric data can be collected by the city’s various departments; how and […]