Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren, Ayanna Pressley reintroduce legislation to stop government use of facial recognition

Facial recognition is facing a showdown in Congress. U.S. Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren are joined by U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley in reintroducing legislation to tamp down on the government's use of biometric technology, which includes facial recognition. Executive Director of ACLU Massachusetts Kate Ruane said people shouldn't worry "that government agencies are keeping tabs on their every movement." The bill would, under almost any circumstance, make it illegal for any federal agent or official to "acquire, possess, access or use" any biometric surveillance system. This includes facial recognition, voice recognition, gait recognition and "other immutable characteristic(s)," according to the bill.