[nl]

Recording video with the intent to run facial recognition against it, whether it was to be done by you or someone else, would presumably qualify as a violation.

It seems to me quite clear that the act of running facial recognition is the problem.

[Reelin]

I'm not clear on your meaning?

In context, an earlier comment asked about the legality of filming police activities under this ordinance. I was pointing out that intent typically matters to the courts.

[nl]

What's unclear? The law is written about the act of running facial recognition. Videoing isn't banned, writing facial recognition software isn't banned etc.

Sure - intent matters - but it's the act of running the facial recognition software that is banned.

If you start videoing police and were stopped by police and the police could show you were intending to run it through facial recognition then the court might find them stopping you was legal based on this.

But if you are filming police and live broadcasting it on Twitter or something then it's pretty unlikely a court would find stopping you was legal under this law. But if you streamed it to someone else having previously organised for them to run recognition then stopping might be legal.