Massachusetts Passes Bill With Facial Recognition Rules
Gov. Charlie Baker’s office said he’d sign a massive police reform bill after the Massachusetts Senate made a series of concessions, including regulations allowing use of facial recognition technology in limited cases. by Steph Solis, masslive.com / December 22, 2020 Shutterstock/FranciscoBaliego
(TNS) Masschusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s office said he’d sign a massive police reform bill after the
Massachusetts Senate made a series of concessions, including regulations allowing use of facial recognition technology in limited cases.
Baker said through a spokeswoman he’d look forward to signing the bill after the
Massachusetts police reform: Gov. Charlie Baker ‘looks forward’ to signing bill after Senate redrafts facial recognition restrictions
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
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Gov. Charlie Baker’s office said he’d sign a massive police reform bill after the Massachusetts Senate made a series of concessions, including regulations allowing use of facial recognition technology in limited cases.
Baker said through a spokeswoman he’d look forward to signing the bill after the Senate approved its own amendment that tweaked changes proposed by the Republican governor on Dec. 10. Thirty-one senators voted yes, while nine voted no.
“Today’s Senate proposal reflects the amendments that the governor made to the bill two weeks ago. After discussing the governor’s amendments with the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus, the administration believes this package addresses the issues identified by the governor’s amendments and he looks forward to signing this version should it rea