A trio of U.S. Senate Democrats sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh calling for the removal of
from processes to obtain state unemployment benefits, NextGov reports. "Facial recognition should not be a prerequisite for accessing UI or any other essential government services," Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, wrote, adding DOL can "lead on this issue by providing states with solutions that both guard against fraud and protect the privacy of Americans."