New York to Bar Facial Recognition Tech in Schools
The bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman Monica P. Wallace, would require the Lockport City School District to turn off the 300 digital cameras it installed to feed images to facial recognition software in its buildings. by Thomas J. Prohaska, The Buffalo News / December 23, 2020 Shutterstock/Scharfsinn
New York schools is now illegal, after Gov.
Andrew M. Cuomo
signed a temporary ban on their use Tuesday.
The bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman
Monica P. Wallace
, D-
Cheektowaga, would require the
Lockport City School District to turn off the 300 digital cameras it installed to feed images to facial recognition software in its buildings.
Cuomo signs bill halting use of facial recognition in schools pending further study
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School lockers and hallway at Shaker Junior High School Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union archive)Will Waldron
ALBANY Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday suspending the use of facial recognition and other kinds of biometric technology in schools, directing a study of whether its use is appropriate in schools.
The legislation places a moratorium on schools purchasing and using biometric identifying technology until at least July 1, 2022 or until the report is completed and the state Education Department authorizes its use. The rule applies to both public and private schools in New York.
Cuomo signs bill halting use of facial recognition in schools pending further study
More commonly used sound, vape detectors must also be deactivated
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School lockers and hallway at Shaker Junior High School Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union archive)Will Waldron
ALBANY Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday suspending the use of facial recognition and other kinds of biometric technology in schools, directing a study of whether its use is appropriate in schools.
The legislation places a moratorium on schools purchasing and using biometric identifying technology until at least July 1, 2022 or until the report is completed and the state Education Department authorizes its use. The rule applies to both public and private schools in New York.
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