A New York school district is bringing in facial recognition software. Rights groups say it could spell trouble for students A New York school district plans to install facial recognition software in schools to boost security. But the state's Education Department and advocacy groups are still concerned about how that would affect the privacy of students, parents and teachers. CNN affiliate WKBW reported that the Lockport City School District will begin implementing the Aegis facial recognition system in schools on June 3 as part of a testing phase. The district hopes to have the system ready by September 1, according to the station. The district told WKBW that the software would only recognize and store data for sex offenders, suspended ... Continue reading... https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/30/us/ny-school-facial-recognition-trnd/index.html
