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A group of 18 senators sent the Department of Justice (DOJ) a letter raising concerns about the agency’s funding and oversight of what they called “frequently inaccurate” facial recognition software. The group highlighted that law enforcement has widely used facial recognition and other biometric technologies. However, they stated that these technologies can be unreliable and inaccurate, especially concerning race and ethnicity. The senators, led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin and Sen. Raphael Warnock, suggested that the DOJ funding for the deployment of the technology is potentially a problem. They also