Senator Welch Joins Sens. Reverend Warnock, Chair Durbin and Colleagues to Raise Concerns to the DOJ About Facial Recognition Software, Demand Better DOJ Oversight
January 22, 2024
January 22, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 15 other Senators to raise 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 &quo . . .
Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 15 other Senators to raise 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 &quo . . .