A Chicago Police Department (CPD) spokesperson said the department would soon announce a pilot program in which it will join forces with video doorbell maker Ring, potentially giving police access to thousands of residential cameras in Chicago, according to an article published by the Chicago Sun Times on September 18.

A currently moving bill in Massachusetts (S 1385) would place a moratorium on the use of facial recognition evidence by the government in any judicial proceeding, based on the stated presumption that facial recognition technology is racially biased in its application and violates personal privacy because it subjects every person to potential criminal investigation based on their appearance.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has enacted to ban the use of facial recognition technology by police and all other municipal agencies.

An online audit of websites has found that consumer-facing U.S. government websites rank highest in security and privacy while healthcare comes in last.