Security News > 2020 > February > Washington state Senate passes bill to rein in facial recognition
On Wednesday, the state senate passed a bill - Senate Bill 6280 - that would prohibit state and local government agencies from using facial recognition in most instances, including.
The latest version of the bill specifies that at least 90 days before government agencies adopt a new facial recognition technology, they must inform the public about the technology in question - in detail.
The bill would also set training standards for government employees handling personal data gleaned from facial recognition.
According to the Seattle Times, SB 6280 is likely going to face resistance in the House, where a competing bill - House Bill 2856 - would go further still, by imposing a moratorium on local and state facial recognition programs until 1 July, 2023.
In October, the state of California outlawed facial recognition in police bodycams.