214: Facial Recognition Congressional Dish

Over the last year, various Congressional committees have been investigating the expanding use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement and the private sector. In this episode, hear the highlights of these investigations which will enlighten you about the extent that this technology is being used to put your face in criminal investigation line-ups, determine your employability, and more.  Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links to contribute monthly or a lump sum via to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Send payments to: Send payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send payments to: $CongressionalDish or Use your bank’s online bill pay function to mail contributions to: Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes Rapid DNA Act Articles/Documents Article: By Bryan Walsh, Axios, May 10, 2020 Letter: By Raja Krishnamoorthi, House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Reform, February 19, 2020 Article: By Max Read, The New York Intellgencer, February 13, 2020 Article: By Rani Molla, Vox, January 28, 2020 Article: By Alfred Ng, Cnet, December 3, 2019 Article: By Drew Harwell, The Washington Post, November 19, 2019 Article: By Kade Crockford, The Guardian, October 31, 2019 Article: By Caroline Haskins, Vice, August 8, 2019 Article: By Caroline Haskins, Vice, August 8, 2019 Article: By Mark Harris, The Guardian, August 2, 2019 Article: By Dell Cameron, Gizmodo, July 30, 2019 Article: By Phil LeBeau, CNBC, July 29, 2019 Article: By Chris Burt, Biometric Update, July 26, 2019 Article: By Amy Harmon, The New York Times, July 8, 2019 Article: By Catie Edmondson, The New York Times, July 7, 2019 Article: By Chris Burt, Biometric Update, June 3, 2019 Article: By J.J. McCorvey, Fast Company, October 26, 2018 Article: By Elizabeth Dwoskin, The Washington Post, May 22, 2018 Article: By Russell Brandom, The Verge, May 22, 2018 Article: By Matt Cagle & Nicole Ozer, ACLU, May 22, 2018 Article: By Shirin Ghaffary, Vox, May 14, 2019 Article: , Security Sales & Integration, May 3, 2019 Article: By Chris Burt, Biometric Update, April 18, 2019 Article: By Aaron Gregg, The Washington Post, April 2, 2019 Article: By Natasha Singer, The New York Times, January 24, 2019 Article: By Sam Biddle, The Intercept, January 10, 2019 Article: By Katherine LaGrave, Conde Nast Traveler, September 11, 2018 Article: By John Paul Brammer, them., August 10, 2018 Article: By Jaden Urbi, CNBC, August 8, 2018 Article: By Jacob Snow, ACLU, July 28, 2018 Article: By Taylor Hatmaker, Tech Crunch, June 29, 2018 Article: By Stephen Babcock, Technical.ly, October 12, 2016 Article: By Paul Sawers, VB, September 23, 2016 Article: By Frank Konkel, The Atlantic, July 17, 2014 Article: , Electronic Privacy Information Center Additional Resources YouTube Video: , Jade Podcast: , Biometric Update Podcast: , Federal News Network, May 31, 2019 Letter: , May 22, 2018 Location Map: , CLEAR Sound Clip Sources Hearing: , House Committee on Homeland Security, February 6, 2020 Witnesses: John Wagner - Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security Peter Mina - Deputy Officer for Programs and Compliance, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security Charles Romine - Director of the Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce Transcript: 1:37:25 Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL): Some passengers report being unaware or confused about how to opt out of their biometric screening. As CBP expands the biometric screening program, does it intend to reevaluate the best method of communicating the important opt out information to passengers? John Wagner: Yeah, so right now we've got signage at the airports. But you know, a lot of