Safer borders and ultimately, a more efficient promote Justice System. At the same time, Facial Recognition systems have clear potential for misuse and have found to be inaccurate at identifying certain groups of people. Moreover, the technology and how it has been used in prosecution raises constitutional concerns that call into question the basic tenets of fairness and due process, underpinning all criminal prosecutions. The criminal consequences implicated by these darker elements werent closer examination by this body. Congress has found itself at a disadvantage. The information on how Law Enforcement agencies have adopted facial Recognition Technology remains underreported or nonexistent. Today, we are beginning facial Recognition Technology out of the shadows and into the light. This dialogue must start with a simple question about whether this technology is sufficiently accurate to justify its use by the police and if the risk of depriving someone of their liberty unjustly is to
Williams filed a lawsuit against the Detroit Police after they used facial Recognition Technology that falsely identified him as a shoplifting suspect. He talked about the experience and the negative impact its had on his family in a hearing held by the House Judiciary Committee subcommittee on crime and national security. As i said, good Morning And Welcome to a very important hearing, one that i hope will generate not only an understanding, but as i will ask a number of witnesses, legislative fixes that may be relevant and important in this rise of technology, matched against a document that has been a living document for more than a century obviously centuries, and that is the constitution of the United States of america. Like many other leaps forward in technology, facial Recognition Technology offers our society both promise and peril. Proponents extolled the potential benefits of modernized policing, greater certainty in Law Enforcement, safer borders and ultimately a more effici
Afghanistan, we face threats from l. Sure. Bob in somalia are kind of affiliates in syria and the ruby peninsula. And isis attempting to create a Kayla Fight in Syria And Iraq and establishing affiliates across the african asia. The fundamental obligation of a president , in my opinion, is the defend and protect america. Not against threats of 2001, but against the threats of 2021 and tomorrow. Well, as after the u. S. Departed taliban leaders spoke of attracting international investment and forming an inclusive government. While the group has been celebrating, its also expressed disappointment at whats been left behind, and Couple Airport planes and helicopters were disabled all the equipment destroyed. Meanwhile, theyre been long queues outside banks in couple the countries long running economic problems got worse. As the taliban advance, people have been trying to withdraw their maximum limit of 200. 00 a day. Syrian government forces have wrapped up their offensive on a Rebel Encla
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