SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning on using facial recognition technology to collect and analyze photos of the faces of migrant children at the border in an attempt to improve the technology.
According to a report from the MIT Technology Review, the agency has not yet started collecting data under the proposed program, but John Boyd, assistant director of the department's Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), said it remains unclear to what extent the plan has already been implemented. Due to his role and despite multiple requests for information, Boyd could only confirm that his office is funding the project.
