Digital Smarts - Should Facial Recognition Software Be Used in Schools?
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In a move celebrated by privacy advocates, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently signed a bill into law that prohibits the use of biometric identifying technology -- such as facial recognition software -- in schools. Linnette Attai, founder of PlayWell, a privacy consulting firm, said other states are likely to adopt similar restrictions citing privacy issues and the inaccuracy of the technology in correctly identifying individual girls, women, and members of certain ethnic and racial groups.