US state bill would put more restrictions on cops’ use of facial recognition

Fewer than half of facial recognition searches requested by police in Massachusetts returned a match, according to a report by the U.S. state.

A mere fourteen requests made between September 1, 2022, and October 1, 2023 yielded one potential match each for six searches. The mandated report was compiled by the Massachusetts Public Safety and Security Office.

It's not the kind of record likely to assuage skeptics of face biometrics for identification of criminal suspects.

The report didn't say what …

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