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Massachusetts Homes in on Facial Recognition Accountability According to a recently proposed Massachusetts bill, companies could soon face penalties for misusing facial recognition technology, causing them to pay hefty fines or go to court. May 07, 2021 •  bill that would penalize companies that misuse such tech via hefty fines and sanctions enforced by the state attorney general’s office. The bill, according to Rep. Dylan Fernandes, would prevent companies from sharing customers’ data...

BOSTON — A new bill on Beacon Hill would provide a set of rules on how officials can use the license plate reading camera systems that are found across the state, including at the Bourne and Sagamore bridges.  The bill, filed by state Rep. Sarah Peake, would provide “guardrails” around automatic license plate readers, which capture drivers license plates and store the information in a state database, according to Peake, D-Provincetown. If passed, it would be unlawful for state offic...

The state police have stopped using the camera systems, but ALRPs still have privacy rights advocates concerned.

An Israeli biometrics startup with a history of defense contracts has applied for a patent on technology that repositions drones to get a better shot of a person on the ground.

Stationary cameras with this system may have been logging information incorrectly.

December 24, 2020 - 1:25 PM BOSTON - Massachusetts has ended the use of a controversial license plate surveillance system after discovering a glitch that caused inaccurate data to be recorded for more than five years, according to a report obtained by The Boston Globe. The inaccuracies were found in a network of mounted, fixed high-speed cameras installed by Massachusetts State Police that took photos of license plates of passing vehicles. The state’s Executive Office of Pu...

BOSTON — Massachusetts has ended the use of a controversial license plate surveillance system after discovering a glitch that caused inaccurate data to be recorded for more than five years, according to a report obtained by The Boston Globe. The inaccuracies were found in a network of mounted, fixed high-speed cameras installed by Massachusetts State […]

After finding glitch, Massachusetts suspends use of controversial camera system that lets police track cars Matt Rocheleau © John Tlumacki/Globe Staff The Massachusetts State Police use cameras to record the license plate number of every vehicle that goes over the Sagamore (above) and Bourne bridges, among other roadways. Massachusetts public safety officials have halted use of a controversial license plate surveillance system on roadways across the state after finding a glit...