Senators demand members to stop using ice to apply face recognition

Senator Edward J. Marki, Ron, Eden and Jeff Mercli On Thursday to represent the Immigration and Customs Director (ICE), Todd Leon, urges the agency to stop using “Fradify Mobile”, a smartphone application that uses biometric identity, including facial recognition. The legislators said to recognize the face He warned that actual time monitoring could have a chilling effect on the constitutional protected activities.

“Studies have shown, when individuals believe they are wiped, they are less likely to engage in first-amendment activities, such as protests or gatherings-which undermines the essence of our democracy,” said members of the Senate:

They asked for answers from the agency by October 2 about who built the application, when it was published, whether Ice has tested its accuracy, the legal basis for its use and the current agency’s policies that govern the use of the tool. They also asked whether ICE would be committed to ending the use of a mobile phone, and explain the reason for this if they did not. The message was also signed by Senator Elizabeth Warren, Korea Booker, Chris Van Hall, Tina Smith, Bern Sanders and Adam Chef.

Earlier this summer Washington Post I mentioned that the New Orleans police were Creation using face recognition On a private cameras network that includes more than 200 live sums. This lasted for two years despite the use of city decrees that require technology only to search for a specific suspect of violent crimes, and that use be documented and informed to the city council. Facial recognition technology is still controversial, although the American group supports its use in both Law enforcement and WorkplaceWith restrictions.

Due to the lack of a federal organization regarding the use of face recognition, the states have left to formulate their handrails, with states such as Allow individuals to prosecute damage to misuse of biometric data and requires written approval to use it. Last year is dead To the state of Texas (the largest financial settlement has ever paid to one state) by allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texas without their consent.