H.R.7124

Prohibits facial recognition mobile phone apps outside ports of entry and mandates destruction of biometric data.

The Realigning Mobile Phone Biometrics for American Privacy Protection Act prohibits the use of facial recognition mobile phone applications outside ports of entry. It mandates the Department of Homeland Security to develop standards and guidelines for prohibiting these apps, except for identification at ports of entry. The act also requires the destruction of any biometric data captured through these apps within 12 hours of capture. It further prohibits the sharing of these apps with other federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial agencies.