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June 14 (UPI) — House Democrats questioned the use of facial recognition technology on U.S. citizens in airports Friday, sending a letter to the Department of Homeland Security expressing concern about the practice. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s use of facial recognition is supposed to be limited to collecting biometric data on foreign nationals. …

Perth City council is pressing ahead with a trial of facial recognition technology to be installed in cameras across East Perth, despite concerns from privacy experts and local residents. The network of 30 cameras is set to go live within weeks, amid complaints there has been no proper local consultation since the plans were revealed …

A recent media firestorm that a University of Colorado at Colorado Springs professor says was overblown and inaccurate drew attention to his $3.3 million government research project that he said is helping American military better identify and thwart terrorists. Professor Terrance Boult, El Pomar Chair of Innovation and Security at UCCS, said he was surprised …