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by qchris 532 days ago
Respectfully, I think it's more likely that you're just not personally plugged into and/or have your awareness tuned to them but those conversations are definitely happening. There's not a single consensus (at least in the U.S.), but discussion definitely occurs and in many cases has led to concrete action.

[1] https://www.npr.org/2021/05/07/982709480/massachusetts-pione...

[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/facial-recognition-ban...

[3] https://www.wired.com/story/face-recognition-banned-but-ever...