Portland Enacts Strongest Facial Recognition Bans in US
The first in the nation to ban corporations from using facial recognition on the public, Portland Oregon has set a new national standard in biometric privacy and freedom from surveillance.Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and morePortland Enacts Facial Recognition BansOn Wednesday, September 9, the Portland, Oregon City Council passed two ordinances to ban the use of facial recognition by both public and private entities. This ban, the strongest in the country, is the first to prohibit corporations from using facial recognition in “places of public accommodation”. Despite vigorous lobbyi...