The GAO published the results of a survey of 24 federal agencies, finding that 18 of them use facial recognition technology. Fourteen of those agencies practice the tech for routine activity, like unlocking agency-issued smartphones, while six reported using facial recognition software for criminal investigations and five others use the technology for surveillance, the Aug. 24 report discovered.
“For example, [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] reported that it used an FRT system (AnyVision) to monitor its facilities by searching live camera feeds in real-time for individuals on watchlists or suspected of criminal activity, which reduces the need for security guards to memorize these individuals’ faces,” the GAO announced. “This system automatically alerts personnel when an individual on a watchlist is present.”
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According to the GAO, no less than 10 government agencies intend to expand their use of facial recognition technology through 2023. To do so, many agencies are turning to the private sector.
For instance, “[the] U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations reported it began an operational pilot using Clearview AI in June 2020, which supports the agency’s counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal investigations,” the GAO explained.
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“The agency reported it already collects facial images with mobile devices to search national databases and plans to enhance searches by accessing Clearview AI’s large repository of facial images from open sources to search for matches.”
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The GAO’s Aug. 24 report comes after a June research that focused specifically on law enforcement’s use of facial recognition technology. The GAO’s June report showed the vast troves of data held by federal law enforcement, including 836 million pictures held by the Department of Homeland Security alone.
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The June report further exposed the lack of oversight about facial recognition technology. According to the report, 13 of the 20 federal law enforcement agencies that use the technology didn’t know what systems they use.
“For example, when we requested information from one of the agencies about its use of non-federal systems, agency officials told us they had to poll field division personnel because the information was not maintained by the agency,” the report announced.
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“These agency officials also told us that the field division personnel had to work from their memory about their past use of non-federal systems and that they could not ensure we were provided comprehensive information about the agency’s use of non-federal systems.”
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