Some Syracuse Common Council members continue to advocate for a bill that would prevent some businesses from collecting biometric data.
Biometric data encompasses a whole host of information, including the shape of your face, eye color and even how you walk.
Recently, Onondaga County passed a law requiring businesses to notify customers when their biometric data is being collected.
Some members of the Syracuse Common Council are concerned about how that data will be used and its accuracy.
“We talk about embarrassment. We talk about increased interaction with law enforcement. There are a whole lot of negative consequences to being being mis-idenfitied,” said Corey Williams, a Democrat representing the city’s 3rd District.
The Common Council will vote on that bill on Monday.
The proposal comes after Wegmans recently deployed cameras equipped with facial recognition technology at select stores, saying some stores are using the technology to help with misconduct and retail theft, and that it doesn’t collect other biometric data and disposes of the images and video after security purposes are fulfilled.