The US Fight Over Facial Recognition Explained

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• Fight *** *** ****** is a digital rights advocacy group which launched the *** ****** *********** ********** **** **** ** ban *** *********** *** of *** **** *** being "******", "********", *** "dangerous". * **** *** to ***** ****** *********** deployments, ****, *** ***** regulations ******* *** *** ******'* interactive ***:

• The ********** ******** ********** **** ****"******* ********** ************ ** face *********** *** **** by ********** *** ******* companies", *********** *** **** that *** ********** ** "almost ********** ***********". *** EFF *** **********************,********* *** ***, ** ******** **** information ***** ***** **** rec *** **** ***** launched ****** *** **** *********** ***** ***** ****** which ** ********* ********* one's **** ***** *** recognition ********.
• The ****** *** ******* & **********, a Georgetown Law School think tank, is the organization behind 2016's ********* ****-** ************* **** **** **** of ******** ****** *** photos ** *** *********** face *** *********. *** organization *** ********* ******* on****** **** *** ****,******* **** ************, ******** ****** *****.
• The *********** ******* ******, founded by an ** ********* ** ***, **** "** ******* can ********** ******, ******, ableism, *** ***** ******* forms ** **************" *** pushed *** ******* ********** oversight ** * ******************* *******.

Opposition ****** ****** ***** *** ******** **** *** **********

** **** ****, *** the ****** ********* *****, along **** ****** ** other *************,**** * ****** ** Congress********** * ******** ********** on **** *** ***:

*** *********** *******, ***** liberties, ***** ******, *** investor *** ***** ****** write ** **** *** to *** ** ***** afederal ********** ** **** *********** for law enforcement and immigration enforcement purposes until Congress fully debates what, if any, uses should be permitted [emphasis added]

*** ****** ********* **** the ******* ********** ********* grants ** ****** ******** such * **********:

**** **********should **** ***** ** *** ********* ** ******* ****** *** ********** ** ****** *** ********** who seek to deploy this technology for law enforcement or immigration purposes [emphasis added]

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****** *********** ***** ********** be *******, *** **** if "********** **********" ** an ******** *** *** mandating ******** *******/******** *********. The **** **** *** cover ******* ***** ** the **********.

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*** ******** ********** **** is ******** ** **** anytime ****, **** *** Congressman, ***** ***** (*-**)******* ****** "***** ** ********* tough" ** **** ******** facial *********** *********** ** one **** *** ** the ************ ******** *** other ******** **** ** the *****.

*********, *** ********** **** has ** ******** ******** supporters ** ******** ****** its *******.UPDATE: 15 lawmakers - all Democrats - *** ******** *********** ***********. ** **** track, ***** *** *** Future *** ************** **********.

*********, *** **** *********** would **** ******* ********** senators ** ****, *** to *** ***'* ******* of *** ******, ******* the **** ******** ** Congressional *************** ***************** ****** ****** *******.

********* ***** ******* ** Policing ***** * *******-******* ****** reform ****, ***** ********* using **** *** **** body/car ******* *** ******** the *** ******** ** "conduct * *****" ** "issues ********" ** ****** recognition ** ** ******** "not ***** **** * years" ***** *** ****'* passage. **** *** ********* *** ******* **** ** *** it ***** ********** **** *** **********-********** Senate.

Prospect ** ***** ****** *********** ***********

***** ******** ****** *********** bills **** ******* *** remain ** *** *****, including:

• ************* ****** *********** ******* Act, ******** ***** ****, mandates "*********** *******" ** obtained ***** ** *** commercial *** **** ********* the ****.
• ********** *** ** ****** Recognition ***, ******** ******** ****, bans ******* **** *** usage "***** * ************* commission *********** ** **** bill ********** ***** ********* the *** *** *********** on **** ********** *** commercial ***".
• ********* *********** ********** ******* Act, ******** ******** ****, would ******* * ******* for ******* ***** ** facial *********** *** "******* surveillance", ******* ** ******** someone *** ****** **** 72 *****.
• ***** ********* ******** ** Housing ***, ******** **** ****, would *** **** *********-****** public ******* **** ********* facial *********** *******.

Big **** ******** ****** **** *** ***, *** *** ******* ********** ****

***, *********, *** ****** have ********* ** *** protests ** ********** ** temporarily ********** ***** ****** recognition *********** **** *** enforcement:

• ****** ********** "*** **** **********" on ***** ****** *********** use ***** "******** *********** to ******" *** "******* use".
• ********* *** **** *********************** ***** **** ****** department *********** ** ****** recognition ***** * "******** law" ** ** *****.
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*******, **** ** ***** firms **** ******** ********* support ** *** ******** moratorium **** ******** **** month ** ********* ******* what *********** **** ***** support.

Cities ******* **** *** ****** *** **

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Traditional ***** ************ ***** ******, *** "******** *******" ********** ****

**** ** *** ***** traditional ***** ************ ************* have ******** ****** ********** about ***** **** ** facial *********** ** *** George ***** ********. *******,** * *********, *** **** *** moratorium **** "********* *** safety" ** *********:

*** *********** ********* *** safety ** ********* ** eliminating ******* ***** **** have **** ** *** for * ****** ** more ** ***** ********* of ******, ******* *****, allow ****** ** ******** infrastructure ***, *******, **** Americans ****, ***** ******** the ******** *** **** improving *** ********** ****, reliable *** ******** **********.

** *** *********, *** CEO *** ******** **** SIA "**************** ********" *********** on ****** ***********, ******** giving *** ******* ** what **** ***** ******:

*************, *** ***** **************** support *********** **** ******* appropriate ************, ********** *** oversight.

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*** ** *** **** criticisms **** ** ****** recognition ** *** ** is **** ** ** inaccurate *** **********. *** example, *** **** *** written "*** ** **** *********** Surveillance ********** ******?" *********** *** ******* **************** ******** ** *******-******** because ** * **** rec ********. **** ** the***** ****** *** *********** *** ********, **** shadow/poor ******** *** ****** totally ********* *** ******'* face:

**** ** * **** higher-quality ***** ** *** arrested *** ***** ** the ****:

NIST ***** ** ****** *********** ******** *** ****

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*******, *** ****** ****,******* * ************* *** ***** *** actually ********** ** *** technology ***** "*** **** effective" ****** ****** ****** than ********:

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************** ********** *** ********** Foundation, ***** ********** *** US **** ********, **** pushed **** ** *** media's *********, ******* *** study ****** **** ******** regardless ** ****:

** ******** **** ******* have *****, **** ** the ********** **** ******** rates **** ****** ** percent, *** ** *** new ****** *****, *** differences ****** ************ *** minimal *** *** **** algorithms

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******* *** *** ***********, there ******* ** ******** legislation *** ****** ***********, and **** * **** is ******** ** **** anytime ****. *******, ***** nationwide ******** **** *** enforcement ******, ***** ** an ********* ****** ** city/state **** *** ***** more ********* ********. *** example, *** ************* ***** legislature ** ********* *********** a ****** ****** ********* ***** ******* **-***** ****** *********** moratorium ** *** *********** use.

**** ** ******** **** issue ******* *** ** will ****** **** **** as *** ************ **** in.