Face Recognition Technology Completely Banned In Portland, USA
Face Recognition Technology Completely Banned In Portland, USA
Portland, the US state of
Oregon, was the first city to make facial recognition technology illegal.
Many cities in the US,
such as Oakland, San Francisco, and Boston, previously prohibited government
agencies from using facial recognition technology.
Portland, in the state of
Oregon, became the first city to completely ban both private and public
use of this technology.
"Portlanders should never be afraid of abuse of their privacy rights by governments or a private agency. No one in the city will ever use this technology that has proven to be racially and gender-biased."
Said Ted Wheeler, president
of the Portland department, making a statement on the
subject
The decision taken by the
city council will take effect in two stages. First, facial
recognition technology will be banned entirely in city offices, including law
enforcement.
The second phase, on the
other hand, will come into play as of January next year , and
private-owned places that are accessible to the public, such as shops, banks,
Airbnb rental, entertainment organizations, restaurants and the like, will be
banned from using facial recognition technologies.
Under the newly adopted
laws, Portland citizens can sue institutions that use facial recognition
technology on themselves.
Face recognition technology
has been approved for use in 32 countries in Europe. However, the public
reacts to the use of this technology.
France and Sweden recently
banned the use of facial recognition in schools. 80 percent of Europeans
are not keen to share their facial data with the authorities.
Despite these negative
thoughts, the technology is still used in 26 European countries to date.
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