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CDT Issue Brief: Key Limits on Facial Recognition

Published

3 August 2026

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regulatory

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Cybersecurity

Geography

United States

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Read at cdt.org

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Fusion42 · 2 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Fifteen U.S. states have enacted or are enacting laws to limit law enforcement use of facial recognition, including warrant requirements, disclosure obligations, and restricting use to serious crimes to address risks of misidentification and abuse.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity.

◆ The Wire takeaway

You face tighter rules on facial recognition use by police, with warrants, disclosures, and crime severity limits becoming hard requirements. Reassess your product's compliance and sales approaches to state law enforcement agencies now.

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1 source · 3 Aug 2026

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