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![As facial recognition begins to face regulatory scrutiny, industry and privacy advocates spar over who owns your data](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/10/08/Army_smart_city.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
As facial recognition begins to face regulatory scrutiny, industry and privacy advocates spar over who owns your data
As governments build smart cities and businesses deploy commercial tools, the commercial potential of facial recognition is competing with civil liberty concerns and protections for individuals’ private information.
![Researchers propose two approaches to reining in facial recognition bias](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/02/05/MITcov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Researchers propose two approaches to reining in facial recognition bias
Teams of scholars at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology tackling bias in facial recognition technology have two recommendations for its developers: more external oversight and more representative training data.
![Biometric firm enters into trial agreement with Southwestern Border Sheriffs Coalition](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/12/21/bioCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Biometric firm enters into trial agreement with Southwestern Border Sheriffs Coalition
This spring, private biometric intelligence company BI2 Technologies entered into an agreement with a law enforcement faction known as the Southwestern Border Sheriff’s Coalition. The partnership promised that BI2 would donate and integrate biometric identification devices and systems into sheriff departments along the U.S. and Mexico border.
![Requester's Voice: Tony Webster on his Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office lawsuit](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/05/05/FacCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Requester’s Voice: Tony Webster on his Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office lawsuit
Tony Webster, a distinguished public records researcher in his home state of Minnesota and prolific writer covering topics such as privacy, public policy, and public records, has been in a fierce court battle with Hennepin County over a request he sent to the sheriff’s office about their facial recognition program. We got him on the phone to give us a recap of the events surrounding the case and to discuss transparency policy and how he sees the case.
![California Department of Justice spent nearly two million dollars on controversial facial recognition software](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/04/27/FacRec.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
California Department of Justice spent nearly two million dollars on controversial facial recognition software
In responding to our records request California Department of Justice (CADOJ) has provided documents detailing their acquisition of an expansive and highly advanced facial recognition system. The $1.7 million tech can preform thousands of searches an hour, and appears to be fully integrated with a massive array of police databases.
18 Requests
No Responsive Documents
Applications, approvals, and rejections of biometric exit systems
Phil Mocek sent this request to the United States Customs and Border Protection of the United States of America
Partially Completed
Biometric Air Exit Business Requirements Document, v2.0
Phil Mocek sent this request to the Port of Seattle of King County, WA
Awaiting Response
Biometric Air Exit system approvals Business Requirements Document, v2.0
Phil Mocek sent this request to the United States Customs and Border Protection of the United States of America
No Responsive Documents
Brady Notices on DOD Criminal Investigation Laboratories FY1963-2017
T.J. Kenney sent this request to the Washington Headquarters Services Field Activity of the United States of America
No Responsive Documents
Contracts for ownership/operation of Automated Passport Control kiosks
Phil Mocek sent this request to the United States Customs and Border Protection of the United States of America