Five minutes to make an opening statement. Today the committee is holding our second hearing on the use of racial facial Recognition Technology. We will be examining the use of this technology by Law Enforcement agencies across the federal government. We had a broad survey of full range of issues, raised by technology. We heard from a number of experts about the benefits and the dangers of this technology across government and the entire private sector. Stark conclusion after our last hearing was that this technology is evolving extremely rapidly, without any really safeguards, whether were talking about commercial use or government use, the real concerns about the risks that this Technology Poses to our civil rights and liberties and our rights to privacy. The other conclusion from our last hearing was that these concerns are indeed bipartisan. As we saw at our last hearing, among conservatives and liberals, republic republicans and democrats thats a widerange agreement we should be c
This hearing begins with Opening Statements from the witnesses. Thank you director. You are now recognize to give your statement for five minutes spent thank you chairman cummings and Ranking Member jordan and members of the committee. I am the Deputy Assistant director leading Information Services branch with the fbi criminal justice Information Services division. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the committee to testify today with the fbi use a facial recognition for Law Enforcement purposes it is crucial authorize numbers of the communities have access to todays Biometric Technology to investigate and identify to prosecute terrorists and criminals. The fbi nextgeneration Identification System which includes facial recognition aids in our ability across the country facial recognition is an investigative tool to greatly enhance Law Enforcement capabilities to protect Public Safety. As the fbi it is crucial to protect the Civil Liberties of the American People as part of
Secretary the government may need to toughen the law on hate crime and terrorism. It comes crime and terrorism. It comes after sir mark rowley met with Suella Braverman to discuss the forces decision not to arrest protesters calling for jihad against israel. A demonstration was all over the uk at the weekend , sir mark said. Horrific weekend, sir mark said. Horrific and gruesome attacks by hamas have also aggravated our own terrorist threats in the uk with hate crime against jewish communities is up 13 fold compared to this time last year. Sir mark said. 34 arrests have been made so far and the force is still trying to identify another 22 people from photography. Photography. P were cancelled the law. We cant enforce taste or decency , cant enforce taste or decency, but we can enforce the law. But we can enforce the law. Conversation finished really around the line of the law and its our job to enforce to that line. Its parliaments job to line. Its parliaments job to draw that line and
Blast was caused by a missile or part of one that came from within gaza. He also said the uk is providing an additional £20 million worth of aid to civilians in gaza, as well as deploying raf and Royal Navy Personnel to the region. Personnel to the region. The British Government judges that the explosion was likely caused by a missile or part of one that was launched from within gaza towards israel. The misreporting of this incident had a negative effect in the region , including on a vital us region, including on a vital Us Diplomatic effort and on tensions here at home. We need to learn the lessons and ensure that in future there is no rush to judgement. To judgement. The metropolitan Police Commissioner has told the home secretary the government may need to toughen the law on hate crime and terrorism. It comes crime and terrorism. It comes after sir mark rowley met with Suella Braverman to discuss the forces decision not to arrest protesters calling for jihad against israel. A demo
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