Limit on Facial Recognition Apps
Official: Realigning Mobile Phone Biometrics for American Privacy Protection Act
This bill stops the use of facial recognition apps by the Department of Homeland Security outside of entry points and ensures that any collected data is destroyed. It aims to protect the privacy of U.S. citizens.
1. This bill bans facial recognition mobile apps outside of ports of entry. 2. The Department of Homeland Security must create guidelines for this ban within 30 days. 3. It requires the destruction of images and fingerprints collected from U.S. citizens by these apps. 4. The bill prevents sharing these apps with other government agencies. 5. It mandates that any stored images or fingerprints be deleted immediately.
U.S. citizens whose images or fingerprints may be collected by these apps.