San Francisco bans facial recognition technology | DW News

San Francisco is banning facial recognition technology. Once signed into law, it will be the first American city to make it illegal for local government agencies to obtain, retain, access or use the surveillance. However, the ban will not apply to private companies.

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[meandmetoo]

San Francisco did the right thing. I like Europe, but facial recognition is very unhealthy.
Especially for Germany, which has the right mindset for a police state.

[akis]

A police state 24/7. That's not good at all

[XHobbiesPrime]

I'm glad for this. I don't want the government tracking my every move, every place I go. This is America, not China. This really needs to apply to private companies as well unless you actively opt-in.

[kents]

I'm not a fan of San Francisco, or California for that matter, but, FRT is much too Orwellian for me. It totally creeps me out to walk into a retail store or public building and see cameras everywhere.

[davidortiz]

Facial recognition is something I despise. Too much invasion of privacy.

[xxefrainromanxx]

If this were to pass there will be a high arrest number of resisting without violence due to people protesting when the software is wrong. Those without lawyer money will have that charge stick and force to plea out. Thus putting a conviction on someone who was never guilty of anything in the first place.

[bksbks]

The people need demand thet all government congressman and senators have body cameras and voice and facial recognition software applications does on the government, the government workers for the people. So the people have a right to know everything that the government people are doing .

[Dontquoteme]

Hooray. They did one thing right there.

[TheFirstTicketcom]

Tampa Bay Ybor city was the first to have facial recognition in the world. Then Raymond James Stadium where the Buccaneers play and then they start putting them everywhere. But it was first tested in Tampa

[nicocione]

Why only California and not New Jersey?

[infinitecuriosity]

Please answer what and how they are using it. If I don't know, it's the same as not having a choice. My privacy is MINE you don't have my permission to surveil me in any way . I'm not a criminal. They will abuse the use of it- it's a given. Strict strict laws protecting privacy are needed to be kept or made stronger so that no abuse can occur, these are people's lives. Please don't even try to use the flimsy argument of its for security i.e. Terrorism we know what a farce that was,

[kamilkowalski]

your videos are very good and have a wide message thank you

[skumarajay]

All of them living in fools paradise. Few bombs will wake them. Make them accountable and put them behind bars because of these people who enjoy security round the clock are playing with innocent lives

[NFFair]

Its dangerous im suffering becsuse of the employer I use to work for and he knows its dangerous. He still uses it on purpose.

[tristanlau]

We don't need ctOS from watch dogs 1&2

[mkt]

Congratulation San Francisco. You did the right thing for humanity. Human chipping also should be banned.

[wildsurfer]

At least that’s a San Francisco policy I can get behind.

[nicocione]

I want facial recognition technology back!