By Chris Calabrese, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

The Department of Commerce has convened a “multistakeholder process” between civil society groups (like the ACLU) and industry groups, with the aim of limiting face recognition as a tool of surveillance in our society by establishing common ground and creating agreement on core principles that would allow face recognition to be used in a controlled and responsible way.

Something remarkable happened last night: A bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives agreed on something.