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
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
Address we provided staff. All documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion. With that, the chair recognizes for five minutes for an opening statement. Good morning, and first off i want to thank the witnesses were appearing before us, today, we are talking about our nations wireless infrastructure and to some extent the nations wealth. 5g Networks and beyond will grow our economy and enable advances in technology and connectivity. However, as a country and a planet, we face a growing challenge. Currently only four major companies, two in New York and two in china, build the Equipment And Infrastructure essential for these. Im glad to see representatives from three companies working to shake up this industry are here with us today. We have seen in the United States, europe, and around the world that lack of competition in this space has divided folks into two camps. Those who can afford secure networks and those who cant. And as more and more communications and commerce
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
Facial Recognition Technology offers our society both promise and peril. This extols the potential benefits of modernized policing, 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 techn