Everyone in facial recognition wants to impress US civil rights commission

More than a dozen people met this week with the U.S. Civil Rights Commission to talk about how facial recognition can impact the core lives of Americans. Many voices cautioned against a hands-off stance by commissioners.

Some speakers shared insights they felt would help the commission wrestle with the technology and its implications. Others, from the bureaucracy, showed up to the hearing to explain what their agency is doing regarding biometrics.

And one conveyed a surprising message: All’s well. False …

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