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Facial Recognition Act of 2022 in the U.S.

Members of the U.S. Congress from California, Texas, and New York introduced the Facial Recognition Act of 2022 to limit and ban the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by law enforcement.

Law enforcement agencies use FRT, which is a powerful surveillance tool, but Americans’ civil liberties are at risk because its algorithms still contain predetermined notions that can lead to misinformation. Hence, the goal of the bill is to protect the privacy of Americans, especially against technology that is broken and not regulated.

The bill cited that facial recognition technology shouldn’t be used as a sneaky way to spy on people. The legislation creates sufficient safeguards against surveilling individuals and exploiting their traits, such as their face, head, hair, and body, to identify individuals who should not be subject to such targeting and intrusive measures.

The following are also included in the limits and prohibit the use of FRT by law enforcement: prohibits the use of FRT to enforce immigration laws by law enforcement, prohibits the use of FRT in connection with databases containing unlawfully obtained information as well as body cameras, dashboard cameras and aircraft cameras, prohibits the use of FRT to track individuals using live or recorded video and ensures nothing in the law preempts state or municipal governments from implementing FRT bans or moratoriums.

The bill provides individuals with access to information and safeguards the rights of defendants. It establishes a private cause of action for those injured by FRT. It requires law enforcement to provide notice and a copy of the court order to individuals who are the subject of an FRT search, as well as other key data points.

Additionally, law enforcement must purge FRT arrest photo databases every six months of photos of individuals who are younger than 18, were released without charges, had charges dismissed or were acquitted of the charged offence.

The bill also mandates annual assessments and reporting on the use of FRT by law enforcement. This requires periodic audits of FRT systems utilised by law enforcement agencies and suspensions for agencies that fail audits, as well as annual, independent testing of any FRT system utilised by law enforcement. In addition, demanding a comprehensive FRT, judicial and prosecutorial reporting and data collecting are also required.

The Facial Recognition Act of 2022 aims to provide solid safeguards that provide transparency to the American public, eliminate biased algorithms, ensure defendants’ due process rights are upheld and restrict the technology’s usage to necessary circumstances.

Furthermore, California has passed the Mental Health App Privacy or the Assembly Bill (AB) 2089 Privacy, which covers digital services and application information for mental health. The bill changes the definition of medical information to include mental health application information, which is defined as information collected by a mental health digital service about a consumer’s inferred or diagnosed mental health or substance use disorder.

The term “mental health digital service” refers to a mobile app or website that collects mental health application information from a consumer, advertises itself as helping consumers get mental health services, and uses that information to help consumers get mental health services.

The bill says that any business that gives a customer a mental health digital service to help them manage their information or to diagnose, treat, or manage a medical condition is a healthcare provider and must follow the rules of the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA).

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Qlik’s vision is a data-literate world, where everyone can use data and analytics to improve decision-making and solve their most challenging problems. A private company, Qlik offers real-time data integration and analytics solutions, powered by Qlik Cloud, to close the gaps between data, insights and action. By transforming data into Active Intelligence, businesses can drive better decisions, improve revenue and profitability, and optimize customer relationships. Qlik serves more than 38,000 active customers in over 100 countries.

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CTC Global Singapore, a premier end-to-end IT solutions provider, is a fully owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) and ITOCHU Corporation.

Since 1972, CTC has established itself as one of the country’s top IT solutions providers. With 50 years of experience, headed by an experienced management team and staffed by over 200 qualified IT professionals, we support organizations with integrated IT solutions expertise in Autonomous IT, Cyber Security, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure, Workplace Modernization and Professional Services.

Well-known for our strengths in system integration and consultation, CTC Global proves to be the preferred IT outsourcing destination for organizations all over Singapore today.

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Planview has one mission: to build the future of connected work. Our solutions enable organizations to connect the business from ideas to impact, empowering companies to accelerate the achievement of what matters most. Planview’s full spectrum of Portfolio Management and Work Management solutions creates an organizational focus on the strategic outcomes that matter and empowers teams to deliver their best work, no matter how they work. The comprehensive Planview platform and enterprise success model enables customers to deliver innovative, competitive products, services, and customer experiences. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with locations around the world, Planview has more than 1,300 employees supporting 4,500 customers and 2.6 million users worldwide. For more information, visit www.planview.com.

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SIRIM is a premier industrial research and technology organisation in Malaysia, wholly-owned by the Minister​ of Finance Incorporated. With over forty years of experience and expertise, SIRIM is mandated as the machinery for research and technology development, and the national champion of quality. SIRIM has always played a major role in the development of the country’s private sector. By tapping into our expertise and knowledge base, we focus on developing new technologies and improvements in the manufacturing, technology and services sectors. We nurture Small Medium Enterprises (SME) growth with solutions for technology penetration and upgrading, making it an ideal technology partner for SMEs.

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HashiCorp provides infrastructure automation software for multi-cloud environments, enabling enterprises to unlock a common cloud operating model to provision, secure, connect, and run any application on any infrastructure. HashiCorp tools allow organizations to deliver applications faster by helping enterprises transition from manual processes and ITIL practices to self-service automation and DevOps practices. 

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IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business services provider. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Nearly 3,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.

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