Somerville could become the second US city after Somerville and Somerville , Massachusetts to ban the use of facial recognition software. The City Council voted to ban the purchase or use of such software by city employees, including the Oakland Police Department . A third vote on the plan will take place on 2019 . It cited research that concluded the software is less accurate for women and dark-skinned people, and particularly inaccurate for black women. The technology's inaccuracy, a lack of standards and the potential for abuse were cited as among the risks of using facial recognition software in a report by City Council President Rebecca Kaplan .
Somerville could become the second US city after Somerville and Somerville , Massachusetts to ban the use of facial recognition software. The City Council voted to ban the purchase or use of such software by city employees, including the Oakland Police Department . A third vote on the plan will take place on 2019 . The technology's inaccuracy, a lack of standards and the potential for abuse were cited as among the risks of using facial recognition software in a report by City Council President Rebecca Kaplan .