Three and Counting: Northampton, Massachusetts Passes Facial Recognition Ban
By Michael Maharrey On Thursday, Northampton became the third Massachusetts city to ban facial recognition technology with a unanimous vote by the city council. The…
By Michael Maharrey On Thursday, Northampton became the third Massachusetts city to ban facial recognition technology with a unanimous vote by the city council. The…
By Michael Maharrey Last Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that creates a licensing program for the manufacture of CBD…
By Michael Maharrey The town of Brookline overwhelmingly voted to ban government use of facial recognition technology in the city on Wednesday, December 11th ….
By Michael Maharrey In a major victory for privacy advocates, San Diego will shut down one of the largest facial recognition programs in the country….
By Michael Maharrey A bill filed in the New Jersey Assembly would allow utility customers in the sate to opt-out of installing “smart meter” technology…
By Michael Maharrey Activists in Denver are working to get a complete ban on facial recognition technology in the city on the ballot in 2020….
By Michael Maharrey We’ve become increasingly comfortable with facial recognition technology. We use it to unlock our phones and to skip the security line at…
By Michael Maharrey Today, “Constitutional Carry” went into effect in Oklahoma. The new law makes it legal to carry firearms concealed without a license and…
By Michael Maharrey Louisiana prosecutors were forced to drop felony marijuana charges against a man after potential jurors balked at criminal charges for cannabis possession….
By Michael Maharrey Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that severs a link between state and federal tax law, allowing individuals to…
By Michael Maharrey BERKELEY, Calif. (Oct. 16. 2019) – Yesterday, the Berkeley City Council unanimously passed a ban on law enforcement use of facial recognition…
By Michael Maharrey Last week, a Michigan Senate committee passed a bill that would prohibit the warrantless use of stingray devices and the collection of…
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that bans police from using facial recognition and biometric scanners with body-worn…
By Michael Maharrey The Oakland City Council recently gave final approval to an ordinance banning facial recognition in that city. This is part of a…