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Minneapolis bans police use of facial-recognition technology

The Minneapolis City Council unanimously barred its police department and other city departments from using facial-recognition technology, including third-party services such as Clearview AI.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
AWAY FROM DOOM28confidence 95/100

Why it moved the index

The binding local ban removed police access to facial-recognition systems and third-party surveillance vendors, demonstrating enforceable institutional control over a consequential AI use. Its municipal scope limits magnitude; the unanimous vote and exact-time reporting support high confidence.

Assessment history

  1. R1
    Away 28 · confidence 95

    New February 2021 binding municipal facial-recognition restriction absent from the durable corpus.

    12 Aug 2026

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  1. DoomBench assesses “Minneapolis bans police use of facial-recognition technology” as evidence moving away from doom, with magnitude 28 and confidence 95 out of 100 in the governance and control category.

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