Democrats and civil liberties groups back law banning facial recognition across the US

Members of  Congress have introduced legislation that would ban law enforcement use of facial recognition software across the US. The sweeping rules extend to any biometric surveillance systems, including voice recognition and any tech that identifies people by physical characteristics, such as gait analysis (yes, you really can be spotted by the way you walk). Notably, the law’s been backed by a range of civil liberties groups — but not any Big Tech firms, which have suspiciously supported previous federal proposals. The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 would immediately stop all federal agencies from using the tech. The bill would…

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