Assembly committee advances bill restricting use of facial recognition technology in arrest warrants
A New Jersey Assembly committee has advanced a bill that would place restrictions on how facial recognition technology can be used in the process of obtaining arrest warrants.
Why this matters: Facial recognition is already getting people arrested for crimes they did not commit. The error rates are real, and they fall hardest on people of color. Using this technology to support a warrant — the legal document that authorizes an arrest — is a serious step. A wrong match does not just inconvenience someone. It can mean handcuffs, a jail cell, and a record. New Jersey moving to put guardrails on this is a concrete thing worth watching, because most states have not bothered.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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