Six federal agencies used facial recognition software to identify protesters who demonstrated in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis Police last year, according to a government watchdog.<\/p>\n
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report released Tuesday that the agencies used the technology from May through August 2020 to \u201csupport criminal investigations related to civil unrest, riots, or protests.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAll six agencies reported that these searches were on images of individuals suspected of violating the law,\u201d the GAO said.<\/p>\n
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), U.S. Capitol Police, the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Park Police and U.S. Postal Inspection Service reported using the technology.<\/p>\n
The use of facial recognition came under scrutiny last year over concerns about how state and local law enforcement was using the technology to identify protestors.<\/p>\n
Facial recognition technology has long been criticized for misidentifying women and minorities at a higher rate. In April, a man sued the city of Detroit for being falsely arrested after his driver\u2019s license photo was mistakenly matched to surveillance footage of a shoplifter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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