Pardon the Intrusion #26: Facial recognition? That’s a no from me, dog

Subscribe to this bi-weekly newsletter here! Welcome to the latest edition of Pardon The Intrusion, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter in which we explore the wild world of security. Portland, Oregon has become the first US city to ban the use of facial recognition tech by private businesses. Other cities like Boston, San Francisco, and Oakland have enacted similar laws prohibiting public institutions from using facial recognition, but Portland’s is the most stringent ban as it bars both public and private use of the technology. While the law restraining public use is now in effect, the private-use ban is expected to take…

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