and warned that real-time surveillance could have a chilling effect on constitutionally protected activities.
Yeah, that's why the Trump administration pushes it.
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What do they think it means for Senators to demand something? If they want to have a chance of making it happen, they have to do their job and pass a law. Aand even then it's just a hope. They should know by now that sternly worded letters are useless.
Seriously an HOA Karen has more power than a US senator now.
Maybe they know they can’t do anything. But these little acts will be part of their defense when we get to our version of the Nuremberg trials… or the guillotines.
Congress can’t really pass laws, because the system inherently favors obstructionism.
They're asking for information about this in this letter, like who made the app, when is it being used so it's not just a stop doing it.
I'm guessing it's a ask and then subpoena of they won't hand it over
And when they ignore the subpoena?
Idk what would you do?
Live laugh Luigi
Senators cannot pass a law on their own....
The uselessness of the sternly worded letters is the point.
Well it would help if voters and more importantly non voters did their job. Til then online bitching is useless.
Maybe they shouldn't have given up all their power then.
Earlier this summer The Washington Post reported that the New Orleans police were secretly using facial recognition on a private camera network of over 200 live feeds. This went on for two years despite city ordinances requiring the technology only be used to search for specific suspects of violent crimes, and that the use be documented and reported to the city council.
Facial recognition technology remains controversial, though a plurality of Americans support its use in both law enforcement and the workplace, with limitations.
I really wish people would stop blending facial recognition tech with live facial recognition tech. I know it's unintentional, but this is also a talking point people use to spread disinformation about what the government is actually doing with live facial recognition tech.
Most people just assume that if you're opposed to the systems being created, you're arguing the tech never be used for anything, or that it not be used to solve crimes in any way, rather than arguing you don't want a dystopian network of cameras constantly tracking your location in real time and storing your data. I very much doubt a majority of Americans would support live facial recognition surveillance networks if they understood the difference.
Maybe add ICE cease hiding their own faces.
That oughta fix it
Thank God for Senators!
I reported this post, but didn’t mean to… sorry, I am pretty sure admins will ignore my report tho