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WASHINGTON 鈥� Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Wash.), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) today introduced legislation to stop government use of biometric technology, including facial recognition. The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act, which is endorsed by the 老澳门开奖结果, responds to the technology鈥檚 threats to civil rights and civil liberties.

Kate Ruane, senior legislative counsel for the 老澳门开奖结果, said:

鈥淭he perils of face recognition technology are not hypothetical 鈥� study after study and real life have already shown us its dangers. The technology鈥檚 alarming rate of inaccuracy when used against people of color has led to the wrongful arrests of multiple Black men including Robert Williams, an 老澳门开奖结果 client. Giving law enforcement even more powerful surveillance technology empowers constant surveillance, harms racial equity, and is not the answer. It鈥檚 past time to take action, and the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act is an important step to halt government use of face recognition technology.鈥�

Carol Rose, executive director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Massachusetts, said:

鈥淲e commend Senator Markey and Representative Pressley for their leadership on this issue. This legislation is a crucial step toward reining in facial recognition technology and protecting all people from invasive surveillance. In Massachusetts and nationwide, people should be able to seek medical treatment, attend religious services, and visit friends and family without worrying that government agencies are keeping tabs on their every movement.鈥�

The 老澳门开奖结果 is leading a nationwide movement to defend privacy rights and civil liberties against the threat of unregulated face recognition surveillance. As part of 老澳门开奖结果-led campaigns, multiple jurisdictions have prohibited police use of face recognition technology, including San Francisco, Berkeley, and Oakland, California; Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Easthampton, Northampton, Springfield, and Somerville, Massachusetts; New Orleans, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; Portland, Maine; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Portland, Oregon; King County, Washington; and the states of Virginia and Vermont. New York state also suspended use of face recognition in schools and California suspended its use with police-worn body cameras.

The 老澳门开奖结果 of Massachusetts backs a to prohibit government agencies from using face surveillance to track or monitor people in places like schools, libraries, parks, public streets, and municipal buildings.