Sens. Markey, Merkley and Reps. Jayapal, Tlaib, Pressley Reintroduce Legislation to Halt Government Use of Facial Recognition and Other Biometric Technology — Eleanor Holmes Norton | ChamberLight
Sens. Markey, Merkley and Reps. Jayapal, Tlaib, Pressley Reintroduce Legislation to Halt Government Use of Facial Recognition and Other Biometric Technology
Markey announced the bill’s reintroduction and argued that government biometric surveillance threatens privacy and civil rights.
Five Democratic lawmakers announced the reintroduction of legislation to prohibit government use of facial recognition and other biometric technology. Supporters say the technology threatens privacy and civil rights and can misidentify people, particularly people of color.