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Unfortunately, virtue signaling legislation like this never really has any teeth... Similar to how creative commons falls apart as soon as a bottom of the barrel lawyer takes an axe to it.

Nonetheless hopefully they feel all warm and fuzzy inside now that they've "defeated" the evil forces of facial recognition?

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Please don't post unsubstantive and/or flamebait comments to HN. There's no information here. If you wanted to say something specific about how this is like Creative Commons, for example, that might be interesting. But shallow denunciation isn't interesting, however intense you make it.

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What makes it simply virtue signalling? And what kind of teeth do you want? It isn't the strongest but allowing individuals to sue[0] is a lot stronger than just saying "please don't do this." It isn't necessarily about defeating the evil forces of facial recognition but it is about trying to get a handle of the situation before it gets way out of control.

[0] https://onezero.medium.com/portlands-radical-facial-recognit...

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