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
Generate not only understanding but as i will ask a number of witnesses legislative fix thats may be important in this rise of technology matched against a document matches 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 efficient criminal Justice System. At the same time, Facial Recognition systems have clear potential for misuse, have been found to be inaccurate at identifying certain groups of people. Ial 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 tenet
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Good afternoon, everyone. I appreciate everyone giving us a little bit of time this afternoon as we are coming from a vote off the Senate Floor and our colleagues will be joining us shortly as well. Thank you for being with us today on this important hearing on building resilient networks. In todays world, broadband is essential. And telecommunications including Voice And Internet are basic and critical services that every american deserves. During the Covid19 Pandemic Broadband kept students in school and learning. The internet kept us connected to our friends and loved ones that we couldnt be together with in person. For many these networks connected us to our jobs and our livelihood and for so many just access to basic health care. Just as important these networks support how we communicate in times of emergency when disaster strikes these services connect us to someone who can help, firefighters, police officers, emts and these vulnerable moments we rely on these networks with our