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Federal Agency Use Of Facial Recognition Draws Scrutiny From Lawmakers

Lawmakers met this week to discuss new reporting from The Washington Post that federal agencies like the FBI and ICE are using facial recognition technology to look for criminals and undocumented immigrants using driver’s license photos provided by some states. Host Jeremy Hobson gets the latest from Ben Brock Johnson (@TheBrockJohnson), who covers tech for Here & Now.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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