Van Hollen Joins Warnock, Durbin in Raising Concerns About Facial Recognition Software, Demanding Better DOJ Oversight
January 19, 2024
January 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and their Senate colleagues in raising concerns with the Department of Justice (DOJ) that funding facial recognition software, which can be inaccurate and unreliable, may lead to violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits "discrimina . . .
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and their Senate colleagues in raising concerns with the Department of Justice (DOJ) that funding facial recognition software, which can be inaccurate and unreliable, may lead to violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits "discrimina . . .