NY Senate Supports Banning Biometrics in Schools
The New York Senate passed legislation that would ban most biometrics in schools (S-3827). It will go next to the Assembly, which has similar legislation (A-6720) pending in a committee.
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The bill, which cleared the Education Committee last month (see 2505060024), aims to ban facial recognition and certain other technologies “to protect student privacy, avoid biased and discriminatory surveillance and disciplinary practices, and prevent unnecessary data collection which risks leaks of private personally identifiable student information,” said a sponsor memo by Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D).
S-3827 would “forbid public, private, and charter elementary and secondary schools from purchasing or utilizing biometric identifying technology, with the exceptions of certain fingerprint identification and with the written consent of employees or their labor organization.” If enacted, the bill would take effect immediately.