Sens. Merkley, Sanders Introduce Legislation to Put Strict Limits on Corporate Use of Facial Recognition
August 05, 2020
August 05, 2020
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Aug. 4:
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today continued his leadership at the intersection of privacy rights, racial justice, and emerging technologies by introducing the National Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2020, groundbreaking legislation that would prohibit private companies from collecting biometric data--including eye scans, voiceprints, faceprints, and fingerprints--without cons . . .
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today continued his leadership at the intersection of privacy rights, racial justice, and emerging technologies by introducing the National Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2020, groundbreaking legislation that would prohibit private companies from collecting biometric data--including eye scans, voiceprints, faceprints, and fingerprints--without cons . . .