When using the state databases, the FBI submits a so-called 'probe photo' and then states conduct a search to yield a list of potential candidates to be reviewed by trained federal agents. She said it is used only when there is an active FBI investigation or an assessment, which can precede a formal investigation. Kimberly Del Greco, a deputy assistant director at the FBI, said the bureau has strict policies for using facial recognition. It contains about 36 million photographs, according to Gretta Goodwin of the GAO.īut taking into account the bureau contracts providing access to driver's licenses in 21 states - and its use of photos and other databases - the FBI has access to about 640 million photographs, Goodwin told lawmakers at the House oversight committee hearing. The FBI maintains a database known as the Interstate Photo System of mugshots that can help federal, state and local law enforcement officials. Neema Singh Guliani, senior legislative counsel with the ACLU The records published over the weekend mark the first known instance of ICE using facial recognition technology to comb state driver's license databases, including photos of legal residents and citizens. However, DMV records are far more intrusive given that they contain photos and information about a vast majority of a state's residents, most of whom have no criminal record. The practice of cataloging biometric data such as fingerprints and DNA from criminal suspects has long been used by law enforcement. The thousands of facial-recognition requests, internal documents and emails over the past five years indicate that investigators are using state DMV records to create 'the bedrock of an unprecedented surveillance infrastructure', the Post reported. Records obtained by Georgetown Law researchers and provided to The Washington Post reveal how federal officials requested access to Department of Motor Vehicles databases in three states that offer licenses to undocumented immigrants: Utah, Vermont and Washington. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have been mining state driver's license databases and using facial recognition technology to scan through millions of Americans' photos without their knowledge. A growing number of lawmakers from both parties have expressed concern that facial recognition technology is unreliable, intrusive and dangerousīy Megan Sheets For and Associated Press.The records published over the weekend mark the first known instance of ICE using facial recognition technology to comb state driver's license databases.However, DMV records are far more intrusive given that they contain data for the vast majority of a state's residents, most of whom have no criminal record.The practice of cataloging biometric data such as fingerprints and DNA from criminal suspects has long been used by law enforcement.Those states are among 13 that offer licenses to undocumented immigrants.Records obtained by Georgetown Law researchers reveal how ICE officials requested access to DMV databases in Utah, Vermont and Washington.ICE mined driver's license databases in Utah, Vermont and Washington using facial recognition technology to analyze millions of Americans' photos without their knowledge
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