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Massachusetts has had a number of cities ban facial recognition in the absence of federal laws as conversations about the technology heat up.

Under the new ordinance, no city government agency will be allowed to acquire or use facial recognition technology.

Worcester, Massachusetts joined other cities across the country in banning the use of facial recognition technology by the government.

The matter of how to divvy up ARPA funds that the city had received has been a major topic in city politics .

Councilor King said facial recognition technology has been inaccurate and has penalized people of color.

Under the bill, private entities would pay hefty fines if they share residents' biometric data without consent. Such data would include fingerprints; voiceprints; facial geometry; and retina, iris and hand scans.

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.