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Friend,
Last week, S.T.O.P. joined advocates and lawmakers at City Hall to urge passage of two bills that would ban biometric surveillance used by landlords and businesses across New York City.
Int. 213 would prohibit businesses from using biometric recognition technologies such as facial recognition and strengthen protections around biometric data collected from customers. Int. 428 would ban landlords from installing biometric recognition systems in residential buildings.
These bills come amid growing concerns about businesses tracking customers without consent and landlords installing facial recognition entry systems in housing. Biometric surveillance is already affecting New Yorkers. Wegmans was recently reported to use facial recognition in their grocery stores in New York City, sparking widespread condemnation. In housing, tenants have also been required to use facial recognition systems to enter their buildings, which often fail to recognize tenants of color. In an Amsterdam News op-ed, former S.T.O.P. Research Intern Lyla Renwick-Archibild described being locked out of her own apartment because of a facial recognition system installed by her landlord.
What Is Ban the Scan?
The Ban the Scan campaign is working to ensure New Yorkers can live, work, and move freely without being subjected to invasive biometric tracking. Take five minutes today to contact your legislators to ban the scan in New York City and State.
Next week, join S.T.O.P. for ICE Surveillance 101:
As part of our new Power Down Surveillance campaign, S.T.O.P. will break down the surveillance technologies fueling ICE’s cruelty across the country.
In ICE Surveillance 101, we’ll explore how ICE collects personal data, the tools used to track immigrant communities, protesters, and observers, and how these systems rely on commercial databases and private companies.
When: March 19, 2026
2:00 PM ET
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