Rashida Tlaib
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Rashida Tlaib is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 13th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Tlaib is known for her progressive policies and advocacy for social justice. She is one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress and has been a vocal advocate for issues such as affordable housing, environmental justice, and healthcare reform. Tlaib has also been involved in efforts to address systemic racism and economic inequality.
Jun 3, 2019
Without notice or public comments from residents, the Detroit Police Department added facial recognition technology to Project Green Light.
Jun 3, 2019
if you can produce that documentation and that information to our committee, I would really greatly appreciate that.
Jun 3, 2019
In the 13th congressional District, residents will disproportionately bear the harms of facial recognition misidentification.
Jun 3, 2019
I was totally excited and pleased when I heard about 49 Muslims were killed and many--many more were wounded in New Zealand.
Jun 3, 2019
I'm so glad you mentioned this in your testimony about there's these groups that are just antigovernment.
Jun 3, 2019
I feel like if they're threatening the life of someone else, that alone should be just enough for us to get them on it.
Jun 3, 2019
Good. So in March 2017, NIST released a report on accuracy of facial recognition systems when applied to individuals captured in real-time video footage.
Jun 3, 2019
When do you decide when antigovernment kind of groups are past that line and lead into some sort of violent group?
Jun 3, 2019
Rekognition, like real-time facial surveillance programs, has dangerously high error rates for women of color as compared to white males.
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