I'd like more information on whether facial recognition is a valid law enforcement tool, and am not comfortable with the bill yet. It may be wiser to have a regulated system where law enforcement can use it to help solve crimes and protect the public.
One of the main problems with using facial recognition cameras as a law enforcement tool is that is has been scientifically proven these cameras are more prone to misidentify people of color, possibly leading to many in minority groups being arrested for crimes they didn't commit. This is also a technology that could be abused by local jurisdictions, such as tracking down people for minor petty crimes and keeping constant surveillance of citizens, through what is a deeply invasive tactic.
The technology should be improved but the benefits may still outweigh the risks. I'm not sure if we will be able to write up a good set of regulations ourselves, perhaps we could create a non-playable commission that would provide new regulations. One obvious regulation would be setting a mandatory very high confidence setting in the technology for law enforcement. There also appear to have been beneficial uses of it for medical purposes. My worry is that a total ban would be an overreaction since any new technology can make people uncomfortable, but most still benefit society. I do agree that we don't want this technology being abused to create a kind of Big Brother surveillance state.
