Agenda Released for NTIA Facial Recognition Multistakeholder Meeting

goals, and the importance of deciding on a “default condition” for user control requirements, NTIA Director-Privacy Initiatives John Verdi emailed stakeholders Tuesday. The matters were raised at NTIA’s facial recognition meeting in December (see 1412150064), but weren't resolved, Verdi said. “If the group can reach consensus on an approach to these issues, I’ve set aside time to discuss issues related to access, accuracy and audit trails.” Questions stakeholders will consider include: whether users have the right to audit how an entity uses facial recognition data and whether they can access the type and accuracy of that data; whether an entity should track how facial recognition data is used; how individuals can correct false negatives or false positives; how individuals can seek corrections from commercial entities; who's responsible for handling such matters; and whether the purpose of the technology is being used should be a factor in determining if an individual has access to the data, said the agenda. “The group will draft text concerning these issues if possible, and identify drafters to wordsmith text if drafting with the full group proves unwieldy,” Verdi said. “We will close with a brief discussion of logistics for future work and meetings” in July, September, October and November, he said. The meeting is 1-5 p.m. at the American Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Ave. NW. The meeting will also be webcast.