A Boston suburb has voted to ban the use of facial recognition technology by police and other city departments.
The Somerville City Council on Thursday voted 11-0 to bar the technology that critics say invades privacy and can often be wrong.
Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen, the sponsor of the measure, said its passage is a “reminder that we are in charge of our own society.”
The measure now goes to Mayor Joseph Curtatone, who has said he supports it.
