The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York has been barred from using facial recognition technology to catch fare beaters, according to Gothamist.

The prohibition was reportedly included in the new state budget at the last minute and requires the MTA to “not use, or arrange for the use, of biometric identifying technology, including but not limited to facial recognition technology, to enforce rules relating to the payment of fares.”

State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani told Gothamist the ban was added to the budget to protect New Yorkers’ privacy.

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