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Emerging legislation on commercial uses of facial recognition shows the work ahead

A software engineer works on a facial recognition program that identifies people when they wear a face mask at the development lab of the Chinese electronics manufacturer Hanwang (Hanvon) Technology in Beijing as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), China, March 6, 2020. Picture taken March 6, 2020.  REUTERS/Thomas Peter - RC28GF92J6MD

A software engineer works on a facial recognition program that identifies people when they wear a face mask at the development lab of the Chinese electronics manufacturer Hanwang (Hanvon) Technology in Beijing as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), China, March 6, 2020. Image: REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Karen Silverman
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Cantellus Group
Andrea Ortega
Technology and privacy attorney, LLM Law & Technology from UC Berkeley Law
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