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Boston’s ban comes as lawmakers are facing increased pressure to reduce surveillance tactics and defund police agencies. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) told VentureBeat recently that facial recognition regulation is on the way from Congress with a moratorium on use by federal law enforcement.
Privacy advocates are sometimes split on whether a temporary stay or moratorium on facial recognition use will suffice or if an outright ban is necessary. People in favor of bans often argue that even if AI practitioners remedy racial performance disparities, it’s still technology that will disproportionately impact people of color and in particular Black communities.