What’s happening with facial recognition tech in The Castro?

Why this matters: Facial recognition in a historically LGBTQ+ neighborhood is not a neutral technology story. People who live, socialize, or worship there did not necessarily consent to being identified and logged. That data can reveal who someone is, who they are with, and where they go. In the wrong hands, or even the right hands with a bad policy, it can be used against them. The neighborhood's history makes the stakes concrete. Surveillance that feels routine elsewhere can feel like a threat when it lands somewhere people went specifically to be left alone.