NYC Council Introduction 1014

intro.nyc/1014-2023 2022-2023 Legislative Session
Prohibiting places or providers of public accommodation from using biometric recognition technology and protecting any biometric identifier information collected.
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on Technology
Sponsored by Shahana K. Hanif
Introduced: April 27, 2023

This bill would make it unlawful for any place or provider of public accommodation to use of biometric recognition technology to verify or identify a customer. It would also require places or providers of public accommodation to notify customers if biometric identifier information is collected and to require written consent before any biometric recognition technology could be used. Additionally, the bill would require any such information collected to be protected and for written policies regarding its use to be made available.

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