A surveillance camera system attached to a light pole. The Oakland, Calif., City Council voted to prohibit the use of facial recognition technology by the city's police department. (Srdjan Randjelovic/Dreamstime/TNS)
OAKLAND, California: Oakland police and other city departments will not use facial recognition technology under a new policy – the third of its kind in the United States.
The Oakland City Council unanimously approved the policy on July 16.
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