California lawmakers passed legislation this week that will ban law enforcement from using facial recognition software on body cameras for three years. The bill now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom for final approval.
Taking one of the toughest stands in the nation against police use of facial recognition technology, California lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation barring police from installing it on body-worn cameras for three years.
“This is not just a California concern, this is a national concern,” Ting said. “This really looks at how much liberty do we have, and how much liberty do we have when we are being watched every step.”Many law enforcement groups remain opposed to the legislation, arguing that facial recognition has important uses in tracking suspects and other applications such as finding lost children.
Critics argue facial recognition technology is not reliable enough to be used by law enforcement, and that deployment on body cameras without community input and approval puts thousands of cameras on streets with little oversight. Some studies have shown that the technology is less reliable when identifying people of color and women, causing particular concern in communities of color.
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