https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/08/14/facial-recognition-technology-flagged-26-california-lawmakers-as-criminals-this-bill-to-ban-the-tech-is-headed-to-the-senate/ > A picture of every California state legislator was run through a facial-recognition program that matches facial images to a database of 25,000 criminal mugshots, the American Civil Liberties Union of California (ACLU) said Tuesday in a statement. > The program falsely flagged 26 legislators as criminals, the ACLU said.