Writing for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Emma Armstrong discusses a new report from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the Civil Rights Implications of Federal Use of Facial Recognition Technology. Noting the use of facial recognition by the DOJ, the FBI, and HUD for criminal investigations and monitoring of individuals in federally funded housing, the Commission highlights inadequate training and inaccuracies in identifying people that disproportionately impact people of color and members of the LBGTQ+ community. False positives are more likely to affect Black people, those of East Asian descent, women, and older adults, raising serious questions of equal protection. While the Commission recommends greater oversight and transparency in the use of facial recognition, the Electronic Frontier Foundation favors a ban on government use and strict regulation of private use.
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