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New law enforcement technology involves biometric data: scanning and analyzing unique features on a person to identify him or her through surveillance or other footage. With a camera on practically every street corner in America, cops could essentially track suspects’ daily lives. Some police departments already have access to this technology — from scanning irises to recognizing tattoos — and can access them via a mobile device to use at any time. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and public records hound MuckRock want to shine a light on this practice, which has very little transparency: There is no central list that shows which…

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