Topic · Facial recognition, biometrics, and AI in policing
AI Surveillance
AI surveillance laws cover facial-recognition deployment, biometric-data collection, and AI-assisted law enforcement. AIGI tracks every primary-source rule constraining or enabling AI surveillance globally. As of the most recent update, AIGI tracks 169 primary-source items on ai surveillance across global jurisdictions.
Coverage at a glance
- Items tracked
- 169
- Jurisdictions
- 8
- Last update
- 5/9/2024
Most active jurisdictions
Recent ai surveillance activity
- NJ legislation enacted 5/9/2024
[NJ Legislature] S3182 (2024-2025): Prohibits use of biometric surveillance system by business entity under certain circumstances.
New Jersey S3182 prohibits business entities from using biometric surveillance systems under specific, unstated circumstances.
Authority: New Jersey Legislature
- NY legislation enacted 1/5/2021
[NY Legislature] A954 (2021-2022): Relates to the use of biometric identifying technology; repealer
New York law prohibits biometric identifying technology in schools until at least July 1, 2022, or until authorized, and mandates a study on its use.
Authority: New York Legislature
- NY policy paper introduced 4/16/2026
[EFF] Stop New York's Attack on 3D Printing
New York's proposed budget includes provisions for mandatory print-blocking censorware on 3D printers and felony charges for possessing/sharing certain design files.
Authority: Electronic Frontier Foundation
- IL news analysis
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON CONGRESS TO CLOSE LOOPHOLE ENABLING FEDERAL MASS SURVEILLANCE
Illinois AG and 16 states urge Congress to close data-broker loophole and require warrants for federal access to commercial data for surveillance.
Authority: Illinois Attorney General
- US regulation final rule 11/15/2024
[Treasury OFI] Provisions Pertaining to U.S. Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern
Treasury Department final rule implements Executive Order 14105, requiring notification and prohibiting certain US investments in critical national security technologies in countries of concern.
Authority: Treasury Office of Financial Innovation
- NJ legislation enacted 1/11/2022
[NJ Legislature] S365 (2022-2023): Prohibits use of facial recognition or biometric surveillance system on police body-worn cameras.
New Jersey prohibits the use of facial recognition and biometric surveillance systems on police body-worn cameras.
Authority: New Jersey Legislature
- NJ legislation floor vote 1/13/2026
[NJ Legislature] S1464 (2026-2027): Prohibits use of biometric surveillance system by business entity under certain circumstances.
New Jersey bill S1464 proposes to prohibit business entities from using biometric surveillance systems under certain specified circumstances.
Authority: New Jersey Legislature
- NY legislation committee 5/18/2023
[NY Legislature] S7135 (2023-2024): Prohibits the use of biometric surveillance system or biometric surveillance information in places of public accommodation
New York State Senate Bill S7135 prohibits the use of biometric surveillance systems and information in places of public accommodation and bans agreements allowing third-party use.
Authority: New York Legislature
- WY legislation introduced
[WY Legislature] HB0091 (2026): Ban on government social scoring with AI.
Wyoming HB0091 proposes to prohibit state government entities from using AI for social scoring or biometric identification.
Authority: Wyoming Legislature
- CO court opinion appeal 5/18/2026
[Colorado Supreme Court (CourtListener)] In Re Bella Boe, Chloe Coe, Danielle Doe, and Gabriella Goe v. Children's Hospital Colorado.
This Colorado Supreme Court case cites state statutes, including one pertaining to law enforcement facial recognition services and another concerning housing.
Authority: Colorado Supreme Court
- US policy paper 5/18/2026
[Access Now] Joint letter to Microsoft regarding Israeli military use of Azure cloud and AI services
Access Now sends a joint letter to Microsoft following up on allegations regarding the Israeli military's use of Azure cloud and AI services for surveillance and targeting of Palestinians.
Authority: Access Now
- NY legislation introduced 3/21/2025
[NY Legislature] A7172 (2025-2026): Relation to the regulation of the use of artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology in criminal investigations
New York Assembly Bill A7172 requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services to create a protocol for regulating AI and facial recognition in criminal investigations.
Authority: New York Legislature
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Frequently asked questions
- What is AI Surveillance?
- AI surveillance laws cover facial-recognition deployment, biometric-data collection, and AI-assisted law enforcement. AIGI tracks every primary-source rule constraining or enabling AI surveillance globally.
- How many ai surveillance laws does AIGI track?
- AIGI currently tracks 169 primary-source items under ai surveillance — spanning bills, regulations, enforcement actions, court opinions, and agency guidance from authorities across global jurisdictions.
- Which jurisdictions are most active on ai surveillance?
- Most active jurisdictions on ai surveillance in the current corpus: NJ (18), NY (11), US (9), CO (3), RI (2).
- How current is AIGI's ai surveillance coverage?
- The most recent ai surveillance item AIGI tracked was published on 5/9/2024. AIGI runs continuous ingestion against every active authority source.
- Where do AIGI's ai surveillance citations come from?
- Every item on this page links to its primary government or research source. AIGI's citation methodology is documented at /how-we-cite — we do not paraphrase or remix secondary commentary; we resolve every pointer to the underlying authority.
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