The Fight Over Facial Recognition Tech
Facing Big Brother’s Stare

Bipartisan concern over facial recognition is mounting. That’s a good thing.

Published on: June 25, 2019
Thomas O. Melia is Washington Director of PEN America. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy and Human Rights & Labor, and assistant administrator of USAID during the Obama Administration. Follow him on Twitter: @thomasomelia. Joshua Smith, Legal & Policy Intern at PEN America, contributed substantially to this essay.
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