30-05-2019 20:42 via feeds.mashable.com

Facial recognition in a public school district could start if this bill doesn't pass in time

With no laws to stand in the way, a public school district is set to scan children’s faces. 
The Lockport City School District in New York state is about to become the first public school in the nation with a facial recognition security system, as reported by Buzzfeed. The expensive new program is supposed to protect students from threats, like school shootings. But there’s a lack of transparency around how the system will affect the privacy of students, and tenuous evidence abo
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