Gov. Baker seeks to strike proposed facial recognition ban

Gov. Charlie Baker is seeking to strike a proposal that would have banned police departments and most public agencies across Massachusetts from using facial recognition technology. Instead of signing into law a police reform bill, which included the proposal, he is sending the bill back to the Legislature, asking state lawmakers to make several key changes. Baker pushed for enhancing a study of facial recognition while opposing a law that would limit its use by any public agency. “The restrictions…