News & Commentary about Face Recognition Technology
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![A closeup of a young African American man whose face is being scanned by facial recognition software.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/04/facial-recognition-scan-of-black-man-b-400x266.jpg)
Apr 30, 2024
Police Say a Simple Warning Will Prevent Face Recognition Wrongful Arrests. That's Just Not True.
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Mar 6, 2024
Communities Should Reject Surveillance Products Whose Makers Won't Allow Them to be Independently Evaluated
![A close-up of a video surveillance unit set up in front of the U.S. Capitol building.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/07/SURVEILLANCE-Full-Bleed-v15-400x266.jpg)
Jul 15, 2022
Six Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Surveillance Technology
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Feb 8, 2022
A Scary Demonstration of What Unchecked Face Recognition Could Look Like
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Feb 2, 2022
Three Key Problems with the Government's Use of a Flawed Facial Recognition Service
![Face recognition boxes placed over people's faces as they cross the street](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/07/Maine-Face-Recognition-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Jul 27, 2021
Maine’s Facial Recognition Law Shows Bipartisan Support for Protecting Privacy
![technological scanning of an Afro-American woman's face](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/07/Header-Facial-Recognition-400x266.jpg)
Jul 22, 2021
How Face Recognition Fuels Racist Systems of Policing and Immigration — And Why Congress Must Act Now
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Jul 13, 2021
How Artificial Intelligence Can Deepen Racial and Economic Inequities
![Face recognition and personal identification technologies in street surveillance cameras, scanned over crowd of passers-by](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/06/Face-Recognition-0617-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Jun 17, 2021
Grassroots Activists are Leading the Fight to Stop Face Recognition. It’s Time for Congress to Step Up, Too.
![Image of surveillance camera feeds](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/03/web21-verkada_hack_blog_Wordpress1110x740-400x266.jpg)
Mar 15, 2021
Major Hack of Camera Company Offers Four Key Lessons on Surveillance