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Dem requests DOJ probe on law enforcement use of facial recognition technology

August 17, 2018

Via: The Hill

A Democratic lawmaker is raising concerns about law enforcement’s use of facial recognition technologies, saying it could pose issues for minority Americans and potentially be in violation of civil rights protections.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) requested in a letter Wednesday to acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore, who leads the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, that the department investigate whether authorities’ use of the software violates civil rights safeguards.

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