President Trump’s 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale reportedly discussed using facial recognition technology at Trump’s campaign rallies to analyze reactions from supporters in event crowds, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Parscale discussed the move with political operatives, but he was told by at least one company that the technology is not reliable yet, according to people familiar with the conversations, the Journal reported.
A campaign spokesperson denied that Parscale ever pursued the technology.
The Trump administration has utilized other technology at campaign rallies, including collecting millions of phone numbers, email addresses and other personal information from rally attendants when they register for tickets or sign up for text alerts.
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The Journal also reported that Trump himself lobbied to bring cabinet members to his June rally in Orlando, Florida. The outlet said that acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney warned the president about potential violations of the Hatch Act, which bars federal employees from participating in political activities under their official titles.
Trump responded “I’m in charge of the Hatch Act” in a meeting with top aides and accused Mulvaney of being “weak,” according to the Journal.
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Trump campaign manager discussed using facial recognition at rallies to analyze reaction of supporters https://t.co/r1lNH5FXF1 pic.twitter.com/dVwzEYx9kW
— The Hill (@thehill) October 22, 2019
Silly Mulvaney. He should know by now that Trump doesn’t give a fig about rules and laws because he thinks he’s above all of them. So far he has managed to get away with it, Just hoping his winning streak will be over soon.
And I hope the attendees at Trump’s rallies realize their personal information is likely not too secure and will probably end up in some unscrupulous hands. Can you say “identity theft?”
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