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A live demonstration uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition at the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES 2019 in Las Vegas on January 10, 2019. (Photo: David McNew/AFP/Getty Images)
Digital rights advocates reacted harshly Thursday to a new internal U.S. government report detailing how ten federal agencies have plans to greatly expand their reliance on facial recognition in the years ahead.
\u201cNew GAO report on #FacialRecognition shows what happens when Congress fails to act. Train is rolling down the tracks folks\u2026 I don\u2019t see federal brakes. #surveillance https://t.co/8A8w8MTBf0\u201d— Andrew G. Ferguson (@Andrew G. Ferguson) 1629948268
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Digital rights advocates reacted harshly Thursday to a new internal U.S. government report detailing how ten federal agencies have plans to greatly expand their reliance on facial recognition in the years ahead.
\u201cNew GAO report on #FacialRecognition shows what happens when Congress fails to act. Train is rolling down the tracks folks\u2026 I don\u2019t see federal brakes. #surveillance https://t.co/8A8w8MTBf0\u201d— Andrew G. Ferguson (@Andrew G. Ferguson) 1629948268
Digital rights advocates reacted harshly Thursday to a new internal U.S. government report detailing how ten federal agencies have plans to greatly expand their reliance on facial recognition in the years ahead.
\u201cNew GAO report on #FacialRecognition shows what happens when Congress fails to act. Train is rolling down the tracks folks\u2026 I don\u2019t see federal brakes. #surveillance https://t.co/8A8w8MTBf0\u201d— Andrew G. Ferguson (@Andrew G. Ferguson) 1629948268