Bipartisan senators push for facial recognition restrictions in airports

A bipartisan group of senators called on the chamber’s leaders to use the upcoming Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) re-authorization bill to restrict the use of facial recognition technology at airports throughout the country.

In a letter on Thursday to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), 14 senators cited concerns about potential violations of people’s privacy and civil liberties, and they called for additional congressional...