Facial Recognition Technology: Federal Agencies' Use and Related Privacy Protections
Facial Recognition Technology: Federal Agencies' Use and Related Privacy Protections, GAO-22-106100, Jun 2022
We testified about our work on agency use of facial recognition technologies and related privacy issues. For example, 18 of 24 agencies reported using this technology in FY 2020, mostly for building and computer access and law enforcement. In another survey, 14 of 42 agencies with law enforcement officers told us they used the technology in criminal investigations. We found 13 of them didn't track employee use of non-federal (e.g., state and commercial) systems, which could put agencies at risk of violating privacy rules. Agencies generally agreed with our recommendations on tracking use of this technology and assessing related privacy risks.
Publication type:
policy brief
Publication language:
English
Publication date:
2022-06
Publication URL:
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-22-106100
Institute:
Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics team of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) (STAA)
Country:
United States of America
Project:
Facial Recognition Technology: Federal Agencies' Use and Related Privacy Protections (STAA)

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