US biometric surveillance divides state and centre
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Subject
Biometric surveillance.
Significance
Governments are collecting, storing and using vast amounts of biometric data, both purposefully and inadvertently, as they deploy smart surveillance technologies.
Impacts
- Democratic-leaning states are more likely to be conscious of potential data misuse.
- Nationwide protections await a federal privacy law.
- Funding pressures will lead many states to seek technological solutions to law enforcement problems.
Related articles
Stay up to date
Sign up to the Expert Daily Briefings email alert and receive up-to-the-minute analysis of global events as they happen.
*If your university does not have access to Expert Briefings, visit our information page to find out more.