City of Somerville header
File #: 208142    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Ordained
File created: 5/7/2019 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/9/2019 Final action: 6/27/2019
Enactment date: 6/27/2019 Enactment #: 208142
Title: Banning the usage of facial recognition technology in Somerville.
Sponsors: Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan, Wilfred N. Mbah, Lance L. Davis, Matthew McLaughlin, Katjana Ballantyne, Jefferson Thomas ("J.T.") Scott, Mary Jo Rossetti, William A. White Jr.
Code sections: Ordinance Not Zoning -
Attachments: 1. Face Surveillance Full Ban Ordinance V2-1, 2. ACLU Testimony presented at the 5/9/19 City Council meeting, 3. ACLU-MA-moratorium, 4. Amazon’s Face Recognition Falsely Matched 28 Members of Congress With Mugshots, 5. Amazon Is Pushing Facial Technology Tha...s Could Be Biased - The New York Times, 6. San Francisco Could Be First to Ban Facial Recognition Tech WIRED, 7. Adopted Ban on Facial Recognition Technology Ordinance
Related files: 209554, 208588, 208565, 208314

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Banning the usage of facial recognition technology in Somerville.

 

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AMENDED:                     In the definition of "Somerville official," add the words "City of" immediately after the phrase "on behalf of the".