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New polling suggests that beleaguered New York governor Andrew Cuomo could be a drag on New York Democrats in 2022 if he remains in office.
Cuomo, whose administration is in the midst of at least three federal probes into its handling of nursing homes during COVID-19 and who is himself facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment, has so far refused to leave office.
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“No, there is no way I resign,” Cuomo said Monday, even after New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Democrat, called for him to leave office. On Monday, New York Republican state lawmakers said they would introduce an impeachment resolution against Cuomo.
New York to Bar Facial Recognition Tech in Schools
The bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman Monica P. Wallace, would require the Lockport City School District to turn off the 300 digital cameras it installed to feed images to facial recognition software in its buildings. by Thomas J. Prohaska, The Buffalo News / December 23, 2020 Shutterstock/Scharfsinn
New York schools is now illegal, after Gov.
Andrew M. Cuomo
signed a temporary ban on their use Tuesday.
The bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman
Monica P. Wallace
, D-
Cheektowaga, would require the
Lockport City School District to turn off the 300 digital cameras it installed to feed images to facial recognition software in its buildings.
The use of facial recognition security systems in New York schools is now illegal, after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a temporary ban on their use Tuesday.
The bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman Monica P. Wallace, D-Cheektowaga, would require the Lockport City School District to turn off the 300 digital cameras it installed to feed images to facial recognition software in its buildings.
A new year also marked the start of a new era for security efforts in Lockportâs public
The district won state Education Department approval for the system late last year and activated it Jan. 2.
The new law temporarily blocks the use of what it calls biometric identifying technology in all schools â public, nonpublic and charter.
Cuomo signs bill halting use of facial recognition in schools pending further study
More commonly used sound, vape detectors must also be deactivated
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School lockers and hallway at Shaker Junior High School Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union archive)Will Waldron
ALBANY Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday suspending the use of facial recognition and other kinds of biometric technology in schools, directing a study of whether its use is appropriate in schools.
The legislation places a moratorium on schools purchasing and using biometric identifying technology until at least July 1, 2022 or until the report is completed and the state Education Department authorizes its use. The rule applies to both public and private schools in New York.
Cuomo signs bill halting use of facial recognition in schools pending further study
More commonly used sound, vape detectors must also be deactivated
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School lockers and hallway at Shaker Junior High School Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, in Colonie, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union archive)Will Waldron
ALBANY Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday suspending the use of facial recognition and other kinds of biometric technology in schools, directing a study of whether its use is appropriate in schools.
The legislation places a moratorium on schools purchasing and using biometric identifying technology until at least July 1, 2022 or until the report is completed and the state Education Department authorizes its use. The rule applies to both public and private schools in New York.