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How to regulate face recognition technology

Nature Human Behaviour volume 6, page 476 (2022)Cite this article

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A number of US cities and states have introduced regulations on government use of facial recognition and surveillance technologies. These efforts are vital to prevent these methods from becoming tools of oppression, argues Kade Crockford.

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I work at the ACLU of Massachusetts, a civil liberties organization.

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Crockford, K. How to regulate face recognition technology. Nat Hum Behav 6, 476 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01329-3

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