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'Every City Council Should Follow Suit': Portland, Oregon Becomes First US City to Ban Corporate Use of Facial Recognition Surveillance
In a historic move that privacy advocates said must be replicated nationwide, the Portland, Oregon city council on Wednesday unanimously approved a sweeping ban on the use of facial recognition surveillance by public agencies as well as private businesses "in places of public accommodation."
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This sounds like a bad idea to me. let's remove the ability to recognize people doing bad things so we protect the privacy of many who just don't care if there are cameras watching. My thought has always been...if you are not doing anything wrong, what's the issue?!
So they banned software. How's that going to be enforced?
Will stores still have cameras? Are Ring Doorbells going to be banned?
Good luck banning any technology. The toothpaste isn't going back in the tube.