The committee on homeland to get he will come t to order. Let me set the outset number of our members are still en route from the Prayer Breakfast this morning. They will join us accordingly. The Ranking Member being one of them. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on the department of Homeland Security use of facial recognition and other biometric technologies. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a committee in recess at any point. Good morning. The committee is meeting today to continue examining the department of Homeland Security is use of facial Recognition Technology. The Committee Held part one of this hearing in july of last year, after news that thet department was expanding its use of facial recognition forth varying purposes, such as confirming the identities of travelers, including u. S. Citizens. As facial Recognition Technology has advanced, it has become the chosen form of Biometric Technology used by the government and industry. I want t
Security will come to order. Let me say at the outset a number of our members are still in route from the Prayer Breakfast this morning. And they will join us accordingly. The Ranking Member being one of them. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on the department of Homeland Securitys use of facial recognition of Biometric Technologies. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Good morning. The committees meeting today to continue examining the department of Homeland Securitys use of facial Recognition Technology. The Committee Held part one of this hearing in july of last year after new ths that the department was expanding its use of facial recognition for varying purposes such as confirming the identity of travellers including u. S. Citizens. As facial Recognition Technology has advanced, it has become the chosen form of Biometric Technology used by the government and industry. I want to reiterate that im not holy op
Especially, for antitrust. What is your take on that . Speak to one of the important factors is the california ag is not one of the 48. Only two states declined in california is one of them. It could be and i have not had the conversation with the attorney general about it but google is a google based company and if we want to look at how its doing its Business Practices is important to do it in the a thoughtful way and i know that the department of justice and the federal trade Commission Also talking about doing investigations in competitive practices with these companies. Its good to look at this and investigate it and make sure committees are behaving. Im not sure bringing companies up is a good idea and these are Big Companies with a lot of tentacles and a lot of employees and if you break the company up like that and managed to do it there will be unintended consequences. For example, what will happen to the data that these companies own how will be parsed that up and coming peop
Created by cable in 1979, cspan is brought to you by your local cable and satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Peter we would like to welcome a new phase to the communicators, congressman jerry mcnerney, a democrat from california, member of the energy and Commerce Committee as well as cochair of the Artificial Intelligence caucus. Congressman, welcome to the communicators and thanks for being here. Rep. Mcnerney pleasure to be here. Peter i want to start with one of the issues thats in the news this week, the state attorneys general in investigating google specifically for antitrust. What is your take on it . Peter the California Attorney general is not one of the 48. Only two states declined and california is one of them. I have not had a conversation with the attorney general about it, but google is a californiabased company. If we want to look at how it is doing its business practices, it is important to do it in a very thoughtful way. I know the departmen
Cspan is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Host we would like to welcome a new face to the communicators, congressman jerry mcnerney, a democrat from california. Hes a member of the energy and Commerce Committee as well as cochair of the Artificial Intelligence caucus. Welcome to the communicators and thanks for being here. Guest a pleasure to be here. Host i want to start with an issue thats in the news this week, and thats the state attorneys general investigating google especially for antitrust. Whats your take on that . Guest what are the important factors is the California Attorney general is not one of the 48. Only two states declined in california is one of them. I have had a conversation with the attorney general about it, but google is a californiabased company. If you want to look at how its doing its business practices, its important to do it in a very thoughtful way. I know the department of justice and the