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San Francisco's municipal surveillance law, which banned city agencies from using facial recognition in May, amended to allow for Face ID on city-issued iPhones (Wired)

Wired: San Francisco’s municipal surveillance law, which banned city agencies from using facial recognition in May, amended to allow for Face ID on city-issued iPhones  —  San Francisco quietly amends its municipal surveillance law to allow for Apple’s Face ID, though the ban on facial recognition still applies. San Francisco's municipal surveillance law, which banned

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A look at New York City's slow attempts to increase transparency around its use of algorithms, which govern many policy areas, including policing (Rebecca Heilweil/Vox)

Rebecca Heilweil / Vox: A look at New York City’s slow attempts to increase transparency around its use of algorithms, which govern many policy areas, including policing  —  The Traffic Management Center for New York, located in Queens.  Two tools used by the Department of Transportation were reviewed … A look at New York City's

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