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Jeramie D. Scott

Director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center's Surveillance Oversight Program.

Facial recognition is a dangerous and invasive surveillance technology, particularly in the hands of an agency that is cavalier with the law, lacks transparency, and avoids oversight. ICE’s use of facial recognition is ripe for abuse and undermines our privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights. The ICE Out of Our Faces Act is a step towards stopping the growing surveillance infrastructure that is undermining Americans’ Constitutional rights, and EPIC is proud to support it.

AI Verified (Feb 5, 2026)

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Jeramie D. Scott, quoted in “Markey, Merkley, Wyden, Jayapal Introduce Bill to Ban ICE and CBP Use of Facial Recognition Technology Amid Trump’s Rapidly Growing Surveillance State,” February 5, 2026.

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Ban governments from using AI to conduct mass surveillance of citizens

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AI Verified The verified quote directly supports restricting facial-recognition and biometric surveillance by government; it clearly signals support for the stated ban. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Scott says the Act will stop harmful facial-recognition surveillance and supports it; this supports the recorded for answer. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Primary Markey Senate release (Feb. 5, 2026) attributes this wording to Jeramie D. Scott; text and date match. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance

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