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Maine's facial recognition law, hate speech detection on Tiktok, and more!

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Jul 12, 2021
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Faces in a crowd are overlaid with computer data from facial recognition technology.
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Maine Now Has the Toughest Facial Recognition Restrictions in the U.S.

As debate over the merits and risks of facial recognition technology continues, Maine's House and Senate unanimously approved LD 1585 on June 16 and 17. LD 1585 is only the second statewide law to regulate facial recognition,…

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