US Commission To Examine Facial Recognition Technology’s Impact on Civil Liberties
The US Commission on Civil Rights has scheduled a public briefing regarding the civil rights implications of the use of facial recognition technology.
The briefing will be held on March 8, and the Commission said that the investigation will look into how the tech is used by federal agencies, but also how it is developed.
The reason to take a closer look at this, according to an announcement, is to learn about “emerging civil rights concerns, and safeguards the federal government is implementing to mitigate potential civil rights issues.”
The Department of Justice (DoJ), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are the three specific agencies whose use of facial recognition will be under scrutiny, the Commission specified.
Those called to present their case during the public briefing are government officials, academics, researchers, software developers, and legal experts, the announcement added.
A report will be issued in due course and the Commission will also accept written materials from the public, with the submission deadline being April 8.
Reports about this development note that even though the official, legislative reaction and response in the US concerning the use of the technology is “lagging behind” some other countries and organizations like the EU, the issue is nonetheless a highly controversial one in that country as well.
The Algorithmic Justice League, which says its mission is to raise awareness about the impacts of “AI,” says that the technology is receiving a degree of opposition in the US.
The group’s founder Joy Buolamwini recently shared with the media that “calls” for Amazon and Microsoft “not to sell facial recognition to law enforcement” is what counts for “pushback.”
For reasons such as the use of facial recognition and biometric information harvested from citizens at airports and other large public venues and spaces, and the misgivings about not only privacy but also security of this vital data, “AI” is said to be scrutinized for the most part in terms of human and civil rights.
Regulating the space – in ways as yet unknown, in terms of how broad or narrow they may be – is one of the ideas to deal with the problem and the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is among those who are in favor of passing regulation to this effect.
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Koch Brothers Pull Out of Haley After South Carolina Skewering
Less than a day after she was smashed by Donald Trump in her own state, and four weeks after billionaire Democrat Reid Hoffman said ‘no more,’ the Koch brothers’ pet advocacy group, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) have pulled the plug on Nikki Haley.
In an email to staff obtained by Politico AFP CEO Emily Seidel announced on Sunday that the group’s political arm, AFP Action, had to “take stock” of its spending priorities in light of Haley’s South Carolina defeat.
The group, which is funded by the Kochs, will now pivot to competitive Senate and House races.
“She has made it clear that she will continue to fight and we wholeheartedly support her in this effort,” Seidel wrote. “But given the challenges in the primary states ahead, we don’t believe any outside group can make a material difference to widen her path to victory.”
AFP Action’s decision is the latest blow to Haley’s longshot presidential bid, which has sustained losses in four early nominating states and the Virgin Islands, including on Saturday, when former President Donald Trump beat Haley in her home state by 20 points. Haley declared she will continue on in her primary fight, but has only committed to running through Super Tuesday on March 5. -Politico
The never-Trump Koch/AFP campaign has focused on convincing Republicans to vote for anyone but the former president. In late November, when it was clear Ron DeSantis wasn’t going to go the distance, the political funding network tapped Haley as their choice to take on Trump. Yet, despite reaching out to more than 3 million voters in early nominating and Super Tuesday states – and tossing millions into a fire for advertising, it made no difference.
That said, while another anti-Trump conservative group, Club for Growth, made peace with Trump, AFP maintains that Trump on the ballot will spell disaster for the GOP.
“If Donald Trump is at the top of the Republican ticket, the risk of one-party rule by a Democratic Party captured by the Progressive Left is severe and would do irreparable damage to the country,” according to Seidel’s Sunday note. “The last three election cycles have painted a very clear picture of what we can expect from voters who consistently rejected Donald Trump and his impact on the Republican party brand.”
She also brought up Trump’s legal woes in the context of Republicans underperforming, writing “And we should expect this to increase further as the criminal trials progress.”
Haley spokeswomaan Olivia Perez-Cubas thanked AFP for supporting the campaign, which she says has “plenty of fuel to keep going” and a “country to save.”
“AFP is a great organization and ally in the fight for freedom and conservative government,” said Perez-Cubas. “We thank them for their tremendous help in this race.”
Sorry Nikki, they’re just not into you.
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