![]() ![]() Place a prohibition on the use of facial recognition technology by federal entities, which can only be lifted with an act of Congress.The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act would: Three Black men have already been wrongfully arrested based on a false facial recognition match, and earlier this month, more than 40 leading civil rights and privacy groups called for a moratorium on law enforcement entities’ use of this technology. For example, an analysis of facial recognition tools by the National Institute of Standards and Technology found that Black, Brown, and Asian individuals were up to 100 times more likely to be misidentified than white male faces. I’m proud to join my colleagues in re-introducing this bill.”Īs this technology continues to proliferate, experts have found that facial recognition tools are significantly less accurate when analyzing biometric data from vulnerable and marginalized populations. “By banning government use of this discriminatory technology, our bill would boldly affirm the civil liberties of every person in this country and protect their right to live free of unjust surveillance by government and law enforcement. “Facial recognition technology is flawed and systemically biased, and has exacerbated the criminalization and over-surveillance that Black and brown communities face,” said Rep. Pressley’s People’s Justice Guarantee, her bold resolution to transform the American criminal legal system to center the dignity and humanity of all people. The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act responds to reports that hundreds of local, state, and federal entities, including law enforcement agencies, have used unregulated facial recognition technologies and research showing that that roughly half of U.S. adults are already in facial recognition databases. Markey (D-MA), Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), reintroduced bicameral legislation to stop government use of biometric technology, including facial recognition tools. WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) and Yvette Clarke (NY-09), along with Senators Edward J. ![]()
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