The groups are also concerned that the tool could be used to punish critics of the immigration system. “Having Clearview technology puts so much power into the hands of ICE agents that have demonstrated time and time again how often they go rogue and how hard it is to keep them accountable,” Jacinta Gonzalez, Mijente’s field director, told The Hill. The groups are concerned that immigration authorities could be abusing the facial recognition technology to locate, arrest and even deport individuals using data that they did not consent to share. After not receiving responses, the four organizations filed a lawsuit last week to compel the agencies to turn over any relevant documents. Immigrant advocacy groups Mijente, Just Futures Law and the Immigrant Defense Project along with the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, all of which signed on to Monday’s letter, filed public records requests to the agencies for information about if and how they use Clearview AI’s technology. Senator Markey has previously demanded answers from Clearview AI regarding the company’s sales to law enforcement and foreign governments, as well as its potential role in COVID-19 contact tracing efforts.The company - which has received widespread criticism and cease-and-desist letters from most major social media platforms - does not disclose what entities it provides services to, but federal contracts and reporting shows that DHS, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) have all paid for access. Will Clearview AI commit to ensuring that any images, personal information, or other data that it collects as part of any contact tracing program will not be accessible to law enforcement agencies who contract with Clearview AI?.Will Clearview AI commit to providing residents of all 50 states with a mechanism to opt-out of the Clearview AI database entirely?.Will Clearview AI commit to submitting to an independent assessment of accuracy and bias by facial recognition experts, including testing for error rates for true negatives, false matches, and people of color, and publish the results of this assessment publicly?.Will Clearview AI commit to explicitly prohibiting law enforcement agencies or others from using its technology to monitor or identify peaceful protestors?.Has search traffic on Clearview AI increased, week-over-week, in the weeks since the protests began?.Has Clearview AI marketed to or formed new contracts with any law enforcement agencies since the protests began on May 25, 2020?.In his letter, Senator Markey requests responses to questions that include: Senator Markey also called for greater oversight by Clearview AI to ensure that law enforcement agencies are not misusing the technology greater insight into the vetting process Clearview AI uses for prospective law enforcement clients and improved mechanisms for members of the public to have their images removed from the Clearview AI database.Ī copy of Senator Markey’s letter to Clearview AI can be found HERE. Warning that inaccurate results could lead to the arrest or investigation of innocent protesters - especially women and people of color - Senator Markey once again pressed Clearview AI to conduct such an independent assessment. In Clearview AI’s previous responses to Senator Markey’s letters, the company failed to commit to subjecting its technology to an independent assessment of accuracy and bias under standards recognized by facial recognition experts. “I urge you to take every step necessary to ensure that your technology will not force Americans to choose between sacrificing their rights to privacy or remaining silent in the face of injustice.”
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“As demonstrators across the country exercise their First Amendment rights by protesting racial injustice, it is important that law enforcement does not use technological tools to stifle free speech or endanger members of the public,” writes Senator Markey in his letter to Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That. Senator Markey's letter comes in response to reports that law enforcement agencies in cities where protesters are speaking out against systemic racism and the killing of George Floyd have access to Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today called on Clearview AI to provide greater transparency and firm commitments to not violate Americans' civil liberties.
Boston (June 8, 2020) – Senator Edward J.
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