The Anchorage Assembly has approved a measure placing strict limits on the municipality’s ability to use facial recognition technology for surveillance.
The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday approved a measure placing strict limits on the municipality’s ability to use facial recognition technology for surveillance.
Sweet, an interim member appointed by the Assembly to fill a four-month vacancy in an East Anchorage seat, sponsored the measure along with members Daniel Volland and Felix Rivera.The members raised several concerns with the technology, including that several studies found that facial recognition disproportionately misidentifies people of color.
The legislation lays out a process for Anchorage police or other city departments to seek additional exceptions, allowing for possible future use by the city as facial recognition technology evolves. For that, a public hearing and Assembly approval will be required, according to the measure.
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