As racial injustice and police brutality protests coalesce nationwide, call to ban facial recognition in Boston and Massachusetts remains urgent, activists say

As the Boston City Council readies to vote on an ordinance banning the governmental use of facial recognition technology, activists and politicians Tuesday described the dire need to restrict the software, particularly in light of nationwide protests against racial injustice sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Concerns about the technology are aplenty. Activists, public officials and even some in law enforcement have noted the software is inaccurate, especially in…