By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com

The FBI was criticized by a federal watchdog for using a huge database of more than 411 million photos without disclosing the impact on public privacy.

The Government Accountability Office released a study on the database on Wednesday, saying the FBI did not obey disclosure requirements, the Guardian reports. 

The office is making the attorney general to determine why the FBI failed to make the disclosures.

The GAO also wants the FBI to conduct accuracy tests to determine ensure the software is working correctly.

The Privacy Act of 1974 requires law enforcement to disclose when they are using collecting personal information in a database. The GAO said the FBI failed to do that.

The FBI gets the photos from driver’s license and passport photos.