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A legislative proposal sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, would allow for the use of the digital technology in the investigation of only the most serious crimes, including rape and murder.
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FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2019, file photo, Sheriff s Office Deputy Jeff Talbot in Washington County, Oregon demonstrates how his agency used facial recognition software to help solve a crime, at their headquarters in Hillsboro, Ore. The image on the left shows a man whose face was captured on a surveillance camera and investigators used the software to scan their database of past mug shots to match that facial image with an identity.
Maine could become one of the first states in the nation to adopt limits on the use of facial recognition software by government agencies.
But while the nine members of the Legislature s criminal justice committee support the bill, sheriffs in Maine say they re opposed.
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