+1 Legislature. Yes, cameras. No, Facial Recognition.

Where: California

What: AB 1215 (2019 | CA)

How did the Legislature split the difference to approve cameras and disapprove facial recognition?

• Approving law enforcement body cameras
• Excepting and prohibiting cameras with facial recognition
• Prohibiting using footage from body cameras for later use by facial recognition software

What arguments support prohibiting facial recognition?

• Privacy of California residents
• Need to encourage trust in communities
• Support of the transparency that cameras provide law enforcement
• Avoiding the police being seen as a tool of surveillance

Other states did the same? Yes, Oregon

CNBC | California legislature bars facial recognition for police body cameras