Senators require to stop the icy use of face recognition application

Senators Edward J. Markey, Ron Viden and Jeff Merkley Thursday to act American Immigration and Customs Conductor from ODD Lions, inviting the Agency to stop using “Mobile Cotify,” smartphone application that uses biometric identification, including facial recognition. Lawmakers said the recognition of the face and warned that real-time surveillance could be passed to the effect on constitutionally protected activities.

“How they showed studies, when individuals are represented, they are less likely to involve in the first amendment activity, such as protests or gatherings – they only undermine our democracy,” Senators wrote.

They requested the answers from the Agency until 2. October, who built the application, when he was deployed, whether the LED tested his accuracy, legal basis for his use and current agencies regulating the use of tools. They also asked whether ice would be obliged to end the use of mobile reinforcement and explain why if not. The letter also signed Senators Elizabeth Warren, Cori Booker, Chris Van Holle, Tina Smith, Bernie Sanders and Adam Schiff.

Earlier this summer Washington Post reported that the muzzle police in Orleans was secretly using face recognition On the private network of camera from over 200 live feeds. It lasted two years despite city regulations that require technology only to seek specific suspects for violent crimes and that the use was documented and reported to the city council. Face recognition technology remains controversial, although many Americans support its use in both law enforcement and the workplacewith restrictions.

Since there is still no federal regulation on the use of person recognition, the state is left to neglect their gardelats, with states like Allowing individuals to sue for damage due to abuse of biometric data and require written consent for its use. Last year the target The state of Texas (the largest financial settlement ever pays one state) for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of texans without their consent.