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Activists Resist Proposal Allowing Police Use Of Facial-Recognition Technology
Activist Nathan Sheard warns that any use of facial recognition in law enforcement could impede on a person's right to privacy.
SAN FRANCISCO — Many people use facial recognition technology to unlock their phones, but a move to allow law enforcement to use the same technology for public safety is getting push back from some activists.
It's a debate over the public's right to privacy. Facial recognition technology is used every day by millions of to access private data on phones and apps. The use of this technology by law enforcement to solve crimes in California was banned until a moratorium on the practice expired on January 1st of this year.
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Despite public backing for that moratorium, it did not have enough support under the current California legislature. A new bill introduced in the California legislature seeks to place narrow parameters on how law enforcement can use the technology.
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