Portland Becomes First Jurisdiction to Ban Certain Uses of Facial Recognition by Private Businesses | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In an effort to ameliorate the potential discriminatory impact of facial recognition technologies on people of color, women, and other groups, Portland, Ore., recently joined a growing number of jurisdictions limiting the use of facial recognition technology. The ordinance, which went into effect on January 1, 2021, is the first in the country to prohibit certain uses of these technologies by private businesses. Another ordinance banning the use and acquisition of face recognition technologies by all City of Portland bureaus and off...