The Oakland city council voted last night to pass an ordinance banning city agencies from using facial recognition technology. The move sets up Oakland to become the third city in the United States to pass similar legislation. The city joins neighboring San Francisco, as well as Somerville, Massachusetts, which both passed similar legislation earlier this year. Under the ordinance, which passed unanimously, municipal agencies, including city police, will be banned from obtaining or using the controversial technology.
— source theverge.com | Jul 17, 2019