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September 14, 2020

Portland, OR Becomes First U.S. City to Ban Corporate Use of Facial Recognition Surveillance 
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Portland, Oregon, has become the first U.S. city to ban the corporate
use of facial recognition surveillance. The ban will bar public agencies
and private businesses from using the technology in public spaces.
Facial recognition has been found to reflect racist biases and violate
basic freedoms.


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