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EPIC Urges Commission on Civil Rights to Consider the Risks of Ubiquitous Facial Recognition Technology
In comments to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, EPIC described the issues with federal law enforcement use of facial recognition technology and explained how the use of facial recognition for identity verification will lead to ubiquitous use of the technology that law enforcement will use for expanded surveillance.
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Comments of EPIC to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Facial Recognition Technology
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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Comments
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What U.S. Regulators can Learn from the EU AI Act
On March 13, the European Union Parliament passed the Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act” or “the Act”), taking the penultimate step in a years-long legislative process. Originally proposed in early 2021, the sweeping, harms-based Act categorizes artificial intelligence systems by preconceived risks to fundamental rights, public safety, and public health into prohibited, high-risk, or low or no-risk systems.
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AI Policy
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Overview of EPIC’s Comments to DOJ and DHS on the use of facial recognition, other technologies using biometric information, and predictive algorithms.
EPIC submitted comments in response to DOJ and DHS’ Request for Written Submissions on Sec. 13e of Executive Order 14074 urging DOJ and DHS to center vulnerable communities as the agencies craft new guidance for law enforcement on certain advanced technologies. The proposed guidance will cover use of facial recognition, predictive policing technologies, social media surveillance tools, and DNA analysis. DOJ and DHS have a long and historied pattern of misuse and abuse of surveillance tools.
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Baltimore Sun: Limiting police use of facial recognition technology gaining support in Maryland General Assembly
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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NextGov: TSA uses ‘minimum’ data to fine-tune its facial recognition, but some experts still worry
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
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EPIC Calls On DOJ and DHS to Create Robust Framework of Safeguards for Surveillance Tech
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Privacy in Public
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Surveillance Oversight
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EPIC Comments to the DOJ/DHS on Law Enforcement’s Use of FRT, Biometric, and Predictive Algorithms
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) submits these comments in response to the 2023 Guidance for Written Comments released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to inform a report to the President that assesses law enforcement agencies’ use of facial recognition technology, other technologies using biometric information, and predictive algorithms.
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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APA Comments
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Bloomberg Law: FTC’s Rite Aid Action Puts AI Facial Recognition Users on Notice
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Commercial AI Use
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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The Guardian: Rite Aid facial recognition misidentified Black, Latino and Asian people as ‘likely’ shoplifters
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Commercial AI Use
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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News
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