{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/lawmakers-may-limit-use-of-facial-recognition-software-by-police-in-maine/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Lawmakers may limit use of facial recognition software by police in Maine","slug":"lawmakers-may-limit-use-of-facial-recognition-software-by-police-in-maine","createdLocal":"2021-05-26 14:31:00.121747","publishDate":"2021-05-25 00:00:00","feedName":"Image Recognition","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.pressherald.com/2021/05/25/legislature-may-limit-use-of-facial-recognition-software-by-police-in-maine/"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>AUGUSTA — A bill that would make Maine the first state to impose strict limits on the use of facial recognition technology by police and state agencies received bipartisan support from a legislative committee on Monday.\n1585 creates clear boundaries on how the government can use facial recognition technology, and it carefully defines how law enforcement can use the technology in investigations,” Lookner said in a prepared statement.\nFacial recognition works by using a digital image to map a person’s dominant facial features, such as eye shape and spacing, as well as jaw and nose lines.\nThe use of facial recognition technology has alarmed civil liberty advocates, who worry about expansive police surveillance and privacy violations.\n“Facial recognition technologies give government actors the opportunity of surveilling us constantly and without suspicion, violating core rights of privacy, association and expression,” said Michael Kebede, policy counsel for the ACLU of Maine.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"lawmakers-may-limit-use-of-facial-recognition-software-by-police-in-maine"}}}