The American Civil Liberties Union tested Amazon's facial recognition software last week by running a check between members of Congress and a public mugshot database.
The faces of 28 members matched a mugshot from the database, a roughly five percent error rate. African American and Latino members of Congress disproportionately matched with the mugshots.
Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher, whether facial recognition software should be regulated and whether law enforcement agencies should purchase software from companies such as Amazon.
Guests:
- Natasha Singer, New York Times tech reporter, covering health technology, education technology and consumer privacy
- Doug Frisbie, global marketing director for small business for Facebook
- Russell Holly, contributing editor, Android Central