Foreign Advanced Technology Surveillance Accountability Act
Summary
Foreign Advanced Technology Surveillance Accountability Act This bill requires the Department of State to include information on the status of surveillance and use of advanced technology in each foreign country in its annual country reports on human rights practices. Specifically, the State Department must describe in such reports the status of excessive surveillance and the use of advanced technology (e.g., facial recognition or biometric data collection) to impose (1) arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy; or (2) unlawful or unnecessary restrictions on freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, association, or other internationally recognized human rights.
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Mar 2021
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Introduced Mar 19, 2021
Last action Mar 19, 2021
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Mar 19, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Mar 19, 2021
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1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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