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Pardon the Intrusion #26: Facial recognition? That is a no from me, canine

Portland, Oregon has grow to be the primary US metropolis to ban the usage of facial recognition tech by each private and non-private companies.
Portland, Oregon has become the first US city to ban the use of facial recognition tech by both public and private businesses.

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Author: Thenextweb

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  1. "We live in an age where we have unprecedented access to almost any information we need. With the emergence of new technology likeartificial intelligence (AI), facial recognition, big data, and more, the human experience is being changed forever". (March 25, 2020)
  2. "The US Senate voted to reauthorize the USA Freedom Act, allowing law enforcement to collect Americans' browsing and internet search records without a warrant". (May 25, 2020)
  3. "In order to keepits social network free of malicious bots, Facebook keeps trying out new tactics.In its latest test, its deploying facial recognition tech to spot fake profiles". (November 6, 2019)
  4. "Zoom confirmed that it plans to offer stronger encryption features only for its paying users. It won't be extended to the free tier". (June 5, 2020)
  5. "Apple has introduced a new privacy-focused "nutrition label" for third-party apps that clearly describe how apps use your data". (July 6, 2020)
  6. "The Swedish Data Protection Authority has fined a municipality in northern Sweden €19,000 for using facial recognition to monitor the attendance of students". (August 27, 2019)
  7. "Remember the time when Facebook used to automatically tag you in photos uploaded by your friends using facial recognition? Now the company has agreed to pay $550 million to settle a class-action lawsuit for using the technology in Illinois". (January 30, 2020)
  8. "Portland is the first city in the US to bar both businesses and public agencies from using facial recognition. Will the rest of the country follow its lead?". (September 10, 2020)
  9. "New legislation that would banpolice use of facial recognition softwareacross the US has been backed by civil liberties groups -- but not Big Tech". (June 26, 2020)
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