April 20, 2021 – Cedars-Sinai main hospital (Los Angeles, CA) has adopted AnyVision (Holon, Israel) facial recognition to give staff a heads up about individuals known for violence, drug fraud or using different names at the emergency room, according to a Reuters report and three different sources. The hospital told Reuters it does not publicly discuss its security programs and could not confirm the information. AnyVision has worked with companies across retail, banking, gaming, sports and energy on uses that claim to stop crime and boost safety. Critics claim the technology compromises privacy and normalizes intrusive surveillance.