Warrantless face-matching opposed in 2 US state capitals

Two U.S. commonwealths are acting to restrict the use by police of facial recognition without warrants.

Massachusetts and Kentucky lawmakers are working on legislation to restrain law enforcement agencies from using biometric face matching reflexively.

Kentucky could vote to ban warrantless face recognition by commonwealth and local police. And the bill would also create biometric information privacy regulations.

In Massachusetts, a joint Judiciary committee this week approved for further discussion House Bill 4359. That bill would restrict all use …

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