San Francisco Could Become the First U.S. City to Ban the Use of Facial Recognition Technology By MATT O'BRIEN AND JANIE HAR / AP 5:47 AM EDT (SAN FRANCISCO) — San Francisco is on track to become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies, reflecting a growing backlash against a technology that’s creeping into airports, motor vehicle departments, stores, stadiums and home security cameras. Government agencies around the U.S. have used the technology for more than a decade to scan databases for suspects and prevent identity fraud. But recent advances in artificial intelligence have created more sophisticated computer vision tools, making it easier for police to pinpoint a missing child or protester in a moving crowd or for retailers to analyze a shopper’s facial expressions as they peruse store shelves. [...] continua qui http://time.com/5588098/san-francisco-facial-recognition-technology-ban/?fbc... --