Digital rights advocacy group Fight for the Future released a digital map detailing how U.S. law enforcement agencies use facial-recognition technology to scan photos without the knowledge or consent of individuals, Vox reports. The map is comprised of data pulled from the Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law, news reports, news releases and other sources. Examples include states where the Federal Bureau of Investigation uses facial-recognition tech to scan Department of Motor Vehicle databases, airports where Customs and Border Protection screens passengers on international flights, and cities that use the technology to identify and arrest suspects. In other news, the Orlando Weekly reports the city has ended its two-phase pilot program with Amazon’s Rekognition citing technological glitches, adding there is “no immediate plans regarding future pilots to explore this type of facial recognition technology.”
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