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105 Va. L. Rev. Online 57 (2019)
Law Enforcement's Pairing of Facial Recognition Technology with Body-Worn Cameras Escalates Privacy Concerns

handle is hein.journals/inbrf105 and id is 57 raw text is: COPYRIGHT C 2019 VIRGINIA LAW REVIEW ASSOCIATION VIRGINIA LAW REVIEW ONLINE VOLUME 105 FEBRUARY 2019 57-66 ESSA Y LAW ENFORCEMENT'S PAIRING OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY WITH BODY-WORN CAMERAS ESCALATES PRIVACY CONCERNS Katelyn Ringrose * INTRODUCTION Half of American adults are currently in a law enforcement facial- recognition network.' As the use of body-worn camera (BWC) technology by law enforcement increases, the demand for facial- recognition technology likewise accelerates.2 Through grants called Smart Policing Initiatives, the U.S. Department of Justice has dedicated over $20 million to provide BWCs for law enforcement across the nation.3 * J.D., Notre Dame Law School, Expected 2019. Katelyn Ringrose writes on issues at the intersection of surveillance and privacy, including facial recognition technologies, genetic testing, and social media. She thanks Professor Patricia L. Bellia, Notre Dame Law School's cyberlaw expert, for her valuable input. 1 Clare Garvie et al., Geo. L. Ctr. on Privacy & Tech., The Perpetual Line-Up: Unregulated Police Face Recognition in America 1 (2016), https://www.perpetuallineup.org /sites/default/files/20 16-12/The%20Perpetual%20Line-Up%20 -%20Centecr/o20on%2 OPrivacy/o2Oand%/`2OTechnology%/o20at%`20 Georgetown% o2OLaw%/o20-%/20121616.pdf [http://perma.cc/G9FK-ACCM]. 2 Id. at 29. 3 Press Release, U.S. Dep't of Justice, Department of Justice Awards Over $20 Million to Law Enforcement Body-Worn Camera Programs (Sep. 26, 2016), https://wwwjustice.gov /opa/pr/department-justice-awards-over-20-million-law-enforcement-body-worn-camera- programs [http://perma.cc/P7V5-6WG3]. There have been legal arguments both for and against the widespread use of body cameras. See generally Michael D. White, Police Officer 57

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