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A live demonstration uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition at the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES 2019 in Las Vegas on January 10, 2019. (Photo: David McNew/AFP/Getty Images)
Digital rights advocates reacted harshly Thursday to a new internal U.S. government report detailing how ten federal agencies have plans to greatly expand their reliance on facial recognition in the years ahead.
\u201cNew GAO report on #FacialRecognition shows what happens when Congress fails to act. Train is rolling down the tracks folks\u2026 I don\u2019t see federal brakes. #surveillance https://t.co/8A8w8MTBf0\u201d— Andrew G. Ferguson (@Andrew G. Ferguson) 1629948268
Trump and Musk are on an unconstitutional rampage, aiming for virtually every corner of the federal government. These two right-wing billionaires are targeting nurses, scientists, teachers, daycare providers, judges, veterans, air traffic controllers, and nuclear safety inspectors. No one is safe. The food stamps program, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are next. It’s an unprecedented disaster and a five-alarm fire, but there will be a reckoning. The people did not vote for this. The American people do not want this dystopian hellscape that hides behind claims of “efficiency.” Still, in reality, it is all a giveaway to corporate interests and the libertarian dreams of far-right oligarchs like Musk. Common Dreams is playing a vital role by reporting day and night on this orgy of corruption and greed, as well as what everyday people can do to organize and fight back. As a people-powered nonprofit news outlet, we cover issues the corporate media never will, but we can only continue with our readers’ support. |
Digital rights advocates reacted harshly Thursday to a new internal U.S. government report detailing how ten federal agencies have plans to greatly expand their reliance on facial recognition in the years ahead.
\u201cNew GAO report on #FacialRecognition shows what happens when Congress fails to act. Train is rolling down the tracks folks\u2026 I don\u2019t see federal brakes. #surveillance https://t.co/8A8w8MTBf0\u201d— Andrew G. Ferguson (@Andrew G. Ferguson) 1629948268
Digital rights advocates reacted harshly Thursday to a new internal U.S. government report detailing how ten federal agencies have plans to greatly expand their reliance on facial recognition in the years ahead.
\u201cNew GAO report on #FacialRecognition shows what happens when Congress fails to act. Train is rolling down the tracks folks\u2026 I don\u2019t see federal brakes. #surveillance https://t.co/8A8w8MTBf0\u201d— Andrew G. Ferguson (@Andrew G. Ferguson) 1629948268