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Enacts the "facial recognition technology study act" to study privacy concerns and potential regulatory approaches to the development of facial recognition technology.
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New York's A 2642 (the "facial recognition technology study act") would have created a seven-member task force to study the proper regulatory approach to facial recognition technology: privacy concerns, regulation by other jurisdictions, misuse, and the best administrative methods. It would report to the governor and legislature within one year of the act's effective date. Introduced January 26, 2023 and referred to the Governmental Operations Committee (again January 3, 2024); it died at the end of the 2023-2024 session.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died at the end of the 2023-2024 session. It would have placed no duties on businesses, only created a study task force.
Key provisions
- Short title: the "facial recognition technology study act"
- Task force to study the proper regulatory approach to facial recognition technology, defined as technology that identifies or verifies a person from a digital image or video by comparing facial features with a database
- Study topics: privacy concerns, actions by other states, localities or countries, misuse or abuse, best administrative methods, and any related subject the chairperson determines
- Seven members: two appointed by the governor, two by the temporary president of the senate, two by the speaker of the assembly, one by the director of the office of information technology services; no compensation, expenses allowed
- Report to the governor and legislature no later than one year after the act's effective date
- Would have taken effect immediately; referred to Governmental Operations January 26, 2023 and January 3, 2024, with no further action
Latest legislative action
Jan 3, 2024. referred to governmental operations
Sponsors (showing 5 of 12)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Brian Cunningham D | Primary |
| Clyde Vanel D | Primary |
| HYNDMAN | Primary |
| PRETLOW | Primary |
| RODRIGUEZ | Primary |
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