Law enforcement’s use of face recognition technology is increasing rapidly. But the adoption of these technologies is occurring without meaningful oversight. This has led to the development of unproven, inaccurate systems that will impinge on constitutional rights and disproportionately impact people of color. This white paper takes a broad look at the problems with law enforcement use of Face recognition technology in the United States.
- Part 1 provides an overview of the key issues with face recognition, including accuracy, security, and impact on privacy and civil rights.
- Part 2 focuses on FBI’s face recognition programs, because FBI not only manages the repository for most of the criminal data used by federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.
- Part 3 looks ahead to potential future face recognition capabilities.
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Face Off: Law Enforcement Use of Face Recognition Technology