Ban Biometric Surveillance in Schools (A6720 Simone/S3827A Hoylman-Sigal)
Prohibits the use of biometric identifying technology in schools for any reason other than certain specified purposes; adds fingerprint identification of teachers, administrators and students for the purpose of securely logging into a digital device for academic and administrative purpose to allowable purposes.
Public Accommodations Ban (Intro 217-2024, Hanif/Gutiérrez)
This bill would ban storefronts and other public accommodations from using facial recognition in surveillance cameras and other biometric surveillance, creating a private right of action for violations.
Residential Landlord Ban (Intro 425-2024, Rivera/Sanchez)
This bill would ban landlords from using facial recognition and other biometric entrance systems.
Law Enforcement Biometrics Ban (A1045 Glick / S1033 Hoylman-Sigal)
This bill would prohibit law enforcement use of biometric surveillance, such as facial recognition. Facial recognition software is biased, broken, and antithetical to a democratic society. It is up to 100 more likely to misidentify women of color than white men. Numerous people, disproportionately Black, have been wrongly arrested after being misidentified through facial recognition.
Residential Facial Recognition Ban (A6363 Walker/S8223 Kavanagh)
This bill would prohibit the use of facial recognition by landlords on all premises.
Public Accommodations Biometrics Ban (A6211 Simone/ S8004 May)
This bill would prohibit the implementation of any biometric surveillance system or biometric surveillance information in public accommodation sites.