While facial recognition tech remains unregulated at the US federal level, 23 states have passed or expanded laws to restrict mass scraping of biometric data (Bobby Allyn/NPR)

Bobby Allyn / NPR : While facial recognition tech remains unregulated at the US federal level, 23 states have passed or expanded laws to restrict mass scraping of biometric data —  States are increasingly clamping down on how tech companies digitally scan and analyze our most sensitive and potentially lucrative commodity …