San Francisco — Facial Recognition Ban (Enacted May 2019)
San Francisco became the first city in the US to ban government use of facial recognition technology when the Board of Supervisors passed the Stop Secret Surveillance Ordinance in May 2019. The law prohibits city agencies, including police, from acquiring, possessing, or using facial recognition systems. Influenced a wave of similar local and state bans.
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