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New York legislature votes to halt facial recognition tech in colleges for 2 years

The state of New York voted this week to pause any implementation of facial recognition expertise in colleges for 2 years. The moratorium, permitted by the New York Meeting and Senate Wednesday, comes after an upstate college district adopted the expertise earlier this yr, prompting a lawsuit i…
The state of New York voted this week to pause any implementation of facial recognition technology in schools for two years. The moratorium, approved by the New York Assembly and Senate Wednesday, comes after an upstate school district adopted the technology earlier this year, prompting a lawsuit i…

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