School district's facial recognition raises privacy concerns An upstate New York school district has begun using facial recognition technology to look for threatsLOCKPORT, N.Y. -- An upstate New York school district has begun using facial recognition technology to look for threats, over the objection of civil rights advocates who say it compromises student privacy. The Lockport Central School District said it activated the system on Thursday after meeting conditions set by state education officials, including that no students be programmed into the system's database. Those plans were scrapped amid privacy concerns raised by the New York State Education Department. While facial recognition technology has made its way into airports, casinos, stores and stadiums, it is so far rare in public schools. The $1.4 million Canadian-made Aegis system was funded through a state technology bond.

Source: ABC News January 03, 2020 21:03 UTC