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The Window to Rein In Facial Recognition Is Closing

Published: July 16, 2019, 4:31 p.m.

In the wake of jarring revelations about how United States law enforcement agencies have deployed facial recognition, Congress seemed, for a moment, galvanized to act. Based on a Homeland Security Committee hearing in the House Wednesday, that moment appears to be fading\u2014as hundreds of local, state, and federal law enforcement officials continue to amass and access the controversial data every day.