Congress Is Investigating the Military’s Use of Facial Recognition

A letter to military secretaries shows that Congress has questions about how facial recognition technology is being used in the U.S. and abroad

An active duty U.S. Army soldier watches a monitor while manning a high-res surveillance camera near the U.S.-Mexico border fence (reflected), on September 10, 2019 in Penitas, Texas. Photo: John Moore/Getty Images

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform is officially investigating military and private-sector use of facial…