Yesterday, March 2nd, S.T.O.P. held a press conference and rally alongside civil rights groups and Council Members urge the New York City Council to ban facial recognition and other forms of biometric surveillance.
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#NYC #Surveillance #BanTheScan
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BREAKING: Council Members, Advocates Rally Against Facial Recognition Before City Council Considers Bans
@cmshahanahanif.bsky.social @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social #BanTheScan #FacialRecognition #surveillance
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Your face is not a barcode.
NYC stores like Wegmans are collecting biometric data on shoppers—faces, eyes, even voices. This is surveillance, not “innovation.”
We’re joining #BanTheScan to stop biometric surveillance in stores and public spaces. bit.ly/3NHI6DC
Analysis by @amnestyuk.bsky.social and S.T.O.P. of the over 2,700 documents to date reveals that facial recognition technologies (FRT) were used on several occasions by the NYPD, subjecting New Yorkers to invasive, flawed, and deeply discriminatory surveillance technologies. #BanTheScan
BREAKING: Amnesty International, S.T.O.P. Lawsuit Reveals NYPD Surveillance Abuses #BanTheScan @amnestyuk.bsky.social
"New York promises to be a sanctuary city, but we’ve created nothing short of a surveillance state." - S.T.O.P. Executive Director Michelle Dahl
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New Yorkers deserve to shop and live without being tracked! Stop facial recognition surveillance in NYC! Ask City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to call a vote on Intros 217 & 425. #BanTheScan
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We must pass my bill, Intro. 217, to #BanTheScan before biometric surveillance becomes irreversibly entrenched in our lives.
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@nycspeakeradams.bsky.social use of facial recognition tech is dangerous and puts BIPOC, Muslim, immigrant, and LGBTQ+ communities, in New York at great risk of wrongful arrest + even police violence. #BanTheScan
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Help us #BanTheScan by asking Council Speaker @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social to call a vote on Intros 217 + 425 TODAY to keep New Yorkers safe from racist tech! www.banthescan.org
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Ban The Scan! Facial recognition has no place in our homes and public spaces. Call City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and ask her to call a vote on Intros 217 & 425 TODAY! #BanTheScan
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You don’t get to be Privacy Commissioner in Aotearoa unless you’re adept at knowing which way the government’s donors want the wind to be blowing.
The perennial false ‘balance’ between enabling innovation and protecting people’s rights.
Webster enabling the surveillance society.
#BanTheScan
Amnesty International a documenté l’impact des outils de reconnaissance faciale sur les droits humains aux États-Unis, en Inde, dans les Territoires palestiniens occupés, en Russie, en Iran, en Hongrie.
#BanTheScan
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En 2021, @amnesty.org et ses partenaires avaient enquêté sur le développement massif des technologies de #surveillance dans la ville d'Hyderabad en Inde et alerté sur les risques en matière de droits humains inhérents à la reconnaissance faciale. 👇 #BantheScan
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"Si des caméras augmentées sont aujourd’hui installées, qui empêchera un jour l’un ou l’autre pouvoir de les augmenter encore un peu plus ?" @franceculture.fr
#VSA #BanTheScan
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We are fighting every day to #BanTheScan in New Yorkers' homes. @keithpowersnyc.bsky.social, will you be doing your part to protect privacy rights by sponsoring Intro 425?
Learn more about Intro 425: banthescan.org
BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Condemns Brooklyn Wegmans Facial Recognition Pilot
"Nobody wants their Wegmans sushi with a side of surveillance." - S.T.O.P. Communications Director Will Owen #Wegmans #FacialRecognition #BanTheScan
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BREAKING: Fans Cry Foul Over Facial Recognition at Stadiums #BanTheScan @fightforthefuture.org
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We want to thank all the @NYCCouncil members who have joined the fight to ban #FacialRecognition. Has your Council Member sponsored Int. 0425 and Int. 0217 to #BanTheScan in residential buildings and public accommodations yet? If not, reach out today: www.banthescan.org#action
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NYC has fallen behind other cities around the country in banning #FacialRecognition. Contact your Council Member today and demand they sponsor Int. 0425 and Int. 0217 to protect New Yorkers from facial recognition in their homes and in public accommodations. #BanTheScan
www.banthescan.org#action
The time is NOW to ban #FacialRecognition and other biometric surveillance in NYC stores and venues. Reach out to your NYC Council Member today and demand they sponsor Int. 0217 to protect New Yorkers’ privacy in public!
#BanTheScan
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It’s long past time NYC ban #FacialRecognition and other biometric surveillance in residential buildings. Contact your NYC Council Member today and demand they sponsor Int. 0425 to protect tenants' rights and privacy. #BanTheScan
www.banthescan.org#action
“Facial recognition, facial profiling, is at its core a racist tool that harms New Yorkers,” — @foxcahn.bsky.social
Thank you to the speakers + organizers of yesterday's
#BantheScan press conference + rally.
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Thank you to all the speakers, organizers, and attendees at the Ban the Scan press conference and rally this morning!
Urge your NYS legislators to #BantheScan here: www.banthescan.org#action
@foxcahn @shahanafrombk @legalaidnyc @fightfortheftr @nyulaw
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States across the country like Massachusetts, California, and Oregon are choosing their citizens’ privacy over police profit. New York State, you’re next! It’s time to join the movement and #BanTheScan! www.banthescan.org
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It’s not just the police we need to worry about: private businesses are using facial recognition to identify civilians as well. Contact your NYS representatives and demand they #BanTheScan in public accommodations.
www.banthescan.org
Graphic with the text, "Biometric spyware, including facial recognition technology (FRT), is biased, error-prone, and discriminatory toward marginalized communities. It should never be used by law enforcement in New York State. Help pass S1609/A1891 and keep FRT out of the hands of law enforcement."
#FacialRecognition is faulty and racially biased, and the #NYPD routinely uses the technology as a digital form of #StopAndFrisk to target communities of color. It's time to #BanTheScan.
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Graphic that reads "Human bias infects A.I. systems. 'Many FRT algorithms are up to 100-times more ERROR-PRONE when deployed against young Black women compared to middle-aged white males.'"
Facial recognition algorithmically misidentifies women, children, and people of color. This tech does not keep New Yorkers safe but amplifies the scope and impacts of racially discriminatory policing. Contact your representatives and help us #BanTheScan www.banthescan.org
Graphic with the text, "Facial recognition has no place in New Yorkers' homes. Contact your NYS representatives and demand they pass S2478/A322 today!"
Landlords are increasingly swapping out key fobs for facial recognition systems, trampling on privacy rights and driving evictions. Contact your NYS representatives to demand they #BanTheScan in residential buildings today. banthescan.org
Facial recognition technologies are encoded with bias, automating discriminatory policing practices. We must #BanTheScan.
Take action now to help Ban the Scan at banthescan.org/home#action
Facial recognition software algorithmically misidentifies women, children, and people of color. This technology does not keep New Yorkers safe but amplifies the scope and impacts of racially discriminatory policing.
Learn how to help #BanTheScan at banthescan.org
