S.F. facial recognition ban may have spared it from surveillance hack By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A wide-ranging breach of San Mateo security camera technology company Verkada appears to have compromised the security of thousands of private and public institutions across the world, including some in the Bay Area.
San Francisco’s city government seems to have been spared, however, due in part to a 2019 ordinance banning the use of facial recognition technology by the city’s Police Department and other agencies.
The intrusion was first reported by Bloomberg.
The Chronicle obtained a supposedly leaked list of Verkada customers. While it could not be independently verified, the list contained detailed information about companies and public agencies including some Bay Area municipalities and school districts.
Facial Recognition Ban May Have Saved San Francisco from Hack
A wide-ranging breach of security camera technology company Verkada appears to have compromised the security of thousands of private and public institutions across the world, including some in the San Francisco Bay Area. by Chase DiFeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle / March 11, 2021 Shutterstock/varuna
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San Mateo, Calif., security camera technology company Verkada appears to have compromised the security of thousands of private and public institutions across the world, including some in the San Francisco Bay Area.
San Francisco s city government seems to have been spared, however, due in part to a 2019 ordinance banning the use of facial recognition technology by the city s
With district elections overhauling the composition of the South San Francisco City Council, officials agreed to appoint a replacement for now former councilwoman Karyl Matsumoto, who departed after two decades in elected office.
The newly-formed City Council agreed during a meeting Wednesday, Dec. 9, to select an interim member to serve the final two years of the at-large term started by Councilman Mark Nagales, who won election to the District 2 seat in November.
With Nagales shifting from an at-large councilman to a district representative, Matsumoto not running for re-election and newcomer James Coleman defeating now former mayor Rich Garbarino in the District 4 race, South San Francisco enters 2021 with only four councilmembers.
Backed by widespread support from teachers and parents, South San Francisco Unified School District officials unanimously agreed to continue with online learning until the health hazard posed by COVID-19 subsides.
The district Board of Trustees voted 5-0 during a meeting Thursday, Dec. 10, to limit those allowed on campuses to small groups needing academic support while planning to begin a staggered, wider return once San Mateo County moves to the orange tier for two weeks.
The decision followed a districtwide survey showing 2,275 of 3,270 respondents favoring continued reliance on remote learning â an overwhelming majority compared to the 759 who preferred returning to a hybrid learning model.