{"id":381794,"date":"2021-12-15T22:10:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T19:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/worcester-bans-city-use-of-facial-recognition-technology\/"},"modified":"2021-12-15T22:10:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T19:10:28","slug":"worcester-bans-city-use-of-facial-recognition-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/worcester-bans-city-use-of-facial-recognition-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"#Worcester bans city use of facial recognition technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Worcester bans city use of facial recognition <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a><\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Facial-recognition-feature.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>WORCESTER, Mass. \u2014 Worcester has become the latest local community in Massachusetts to have banned the use of facial recognition technology by its city government.<\/p>\n<p>The Worcester City Council voted Tuesday night to prohibit city departments from acquiring or using the technology.<\/p>\n<p>Critics say facial recognition systems have the potential to violate personal privacy and are more likely to err when identifying people with darker skin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFacial recognition technology is found to misidentify suspects and does so disproportionately,\u201d said City Councilor Krystian King said in a statement reported by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegram.com\/story\/news\/2021\/12\/15\/worcester-city-councilors-turn-away-facial-recognition-technology\/8905136002\/\" class=\"\">The Telegram &amp; Gazette<\/a>. \u201cBlack women are often mislabeled as men and Black men are often misidentified as being a threat risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A growing number of cities and towns across the country are considering similar restrictions. In Massachusetts,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/d5bfb36a9c281314fe14ba1db4553729\">Boston<\/a>, Somerville and Springfield are among the cities that have already banned the technology.<\/p>\n<p>Several\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/race-and-ethnicity-health-coronavirus-pandemic-business-technology-e4266250f7e2d691d4d664735c2c6bc0\">states\u00a0<\/a>are also looking at bans.<\/p>\n<p>The American Civil Liberties Union-Massachusetts has pushed for statewide legislation to regulate how local governments may use the technology. The group hailed Worcester\u2019s decision in a statement that noted more than 1.5 million residents in Massachusetts are now protected by a municipal facial recognition ban.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The Worcester City Council voted Tuesday night to prohibit city departments from acquiring or using the technology. 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