Ordinance ORD-20-00056 prohibiting city-agency use of facial
Madison, WI — Ordinance ORD-20-00056 prohibiting city-agency use of facial recognition technology
Madison, WI · Ordinance ORD-20-00056 prohibiting city-agency use of facial recognition technology
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- December 1, 2020
- Applies to
- Madison, WI
Madison's Common Council voted 17-2 to bar city agencies from acquiring or using facial recognition technology or facial-surveillance-derived information, with narrow exceptions for human-trafficking and missing/exploited-children cases.
Who is protected: People subject to this body's AI/surveillance systems.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Madison, WI |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Strength | Limited |
| Citation | Ordinance ORD-20-00056 prohibiting city-agency use of facial recognition technology |
| Topics | police and surveillance AI · facial recognition · biometric data · government use of AI |
| News report | Ordinance No. ORD-20-00056 (Madison, WI Municode) |
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