This bill restricts how the Department of Homeland Security can use facial recognition technology on mobile phones. It prohibits DHS from using facial recognition applications like "Mobile Fortify" and "Mobile Identify" anywhere except at official ports of entry, and prevents the agency from sharing these apps with other federal, state, or local agencies. The legislation requires DHS to develop implementing standards within 30 days and to delete all facial recognition images and fingerprints of U.S. citizens that were previously collected, except those captured at ports of entry, which must be destroyed within 12 hours of capture. The bill affects travelers and anyone who has used these DHS mobile applications, and it aims to protect American privacy by limiting the government's use of biometric technology outside border processing facilities.
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