Privacy & Surveillance in Worcester, MA (2026)
1 verified privacy & surveillance rules for Worcester, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Facial Recognition Ban
Worcester bans city government and police from acquiring, retaining, requesting, accessing or using facial surveillance technology or any data derived from it. Chapter Two, Section 41, ordained December 14, 2021, covers every city department, officer, employee, agent, contractor and vendor.
Worcester Facial Recognition Ban
Heavy RestrictionsRevised Ordinances of the City of Worcester, 2008, Chapter Two, § 41 (Ban on Facial Surveillance Technology)
It shall be unlawful for Worcester or any Worcester official to knowingly obtain, retain, request, access, or use: (1) Any facial surveillance system; or (2) Any information obtained from a facial surveillance system. (d) Enforcement. (1) No data collected or derived from any use of facial surveillance in violation of this Order and no evidence derived therefrom may be used in any proceeding in...