The FBI has a sprawling face-recognition program that can search more than 411.9 million images of faces,including driver's license, visa and passport databases !
"Facial recognition technology is a new and powerful tool that holds great promise for law enforcement. But if we don't ensure its accuracy and guard against misuse, I am concerned about the risk of innocent Americans being inadvertently swept up in criminal investigations," said Franken in a statement.
The report criticizes the FBI for not giving the public adequate information about the programs and their privacy implications, as required under the 1974 federal Privacy Act. It also says the systems have not been sufficiently tested for accuracy.