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Lawmakers hear testimony urging warrant standard, notice for facial recognition use by police
Summary
Lawmakers and experts urged the Joint Committee to require a warrant and provide notice when police use facial‑recognition technology, citing privacy, civil‑liberties and accuracy concerns.
Boston — A bipartisan group of legislators, technologists and civil‑liberties advocates urged the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to enact recommendations from the special commission on facial‑recognition technology that would tighten police use of the software.
Representative Orlando Ramos, who sponsored H19‑46, told the committee he had filed the bill after municipal moratoria and community concern in Springfield and elsewhere. Senator Creem, who testified in support on the Senate side, said the bill "would require police to…
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