Data breach prompts closer look from Congress at DHS' facial recognition systems




Federal Drive with Tom Temin show

Summary: When it comes to tracking down national security threats the latest wave of artificial intelligence tools may help the Department of Homeland Security pick the right face out of the crowd. The agency has a few facial recognition projects in the works, but a recent data breach of one of its subcontractors has Congress taking a closer look at the security of the data and the accuracy of the results. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.