Comment by Electronic Frontier Foundation

Face recognition is one of the most intrusive of all surveillance technologies. There are already numerous instances of law enforcement using this technology to misidentify and arrest innocent people. Now, immigration officers are harassing people on the streets using this mobile technology, including American citizens. When software linked to a surveillance camera scans a person’s face, it creates warrantless biometric records of all people walking by, whether they are suspected of a crime or not. This technology poses a threat to our privacy and safety. Congress should immediately ban government use of face surveillance.