New York Banned Facial Recognition in Schools. Will Other States Follow?

Education Week: Facial recognition is officially banned in New York state schools—for now.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Dec. 22 signed into law a bill passed this summer by the New York state legislature that immediately halts the use of biometric identifying technology in schools until at least July 2022, and requires the state education department to evaluate the privacy implications of the controversial tool.

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