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ICE’s Shiny New ‘AI’ Facial Recognition App: False Positives Ahoy!

Richi Jennings | June 30, 2025 | AI, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), artificial intelligentce, artificial intellignece, biometric, biometric data, Biometric Data Abuse, biometric identification, biometric identity, biometric technology, CBP, Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI), Department of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, digital biometrics, Digital Surveillance, facial recognition, facial recognition technology, false positive, false positives, generative artificial intelligence, government surveillance, homeland security, ICE, IDENT, Identity Surveillance, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, lawful surveillance, Mobile Fortify, Mobile Surveillance, Passive biometrics, police surveillance, SB Blogwatch, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border Protection, US Homeland Security, USDHS

Mobile Fortify: Liberty’s existential threat, or sensible way to ID illegal immigrants? ...

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A caricature of FBI head Christopher Wray

FBI’s Warrantless Spying on US Must Continue, Says FBI

Privacy, schmivacy: FBI head Christopher Wray (pictured) doesn’t see what all the fuss is about. Just renew FISA section 702 already! ...

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Oracle is Said to Help China Find Dissidents and Jail Minorities

Richi Jennings | February 18, 2021 | china, dissidents, Oracle, police surveillance, SB Blogwatch, Uyghur

Oracle Corp. stands accused of selling analytics to Chinese police forces that’s being used to hunt down political dissidents and lock up Uyghur Muslims ...

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Driver’s License Photo Database Used by FBI, ICE for Facial Recognition

Luana Pascu | July 8, 2019 | FBI, ICE, Industry News, police surveillance

FBI and ICE agents use the DMV photo database for facial recognition scanning without residents’ knowledge or consent, according to public documents spanning five years obtained by Georgetown Law researchers and shared ...

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UK Human Rights Group Sues Police over Facial Recognition Software Use

Luana Pascu | May 21, 2019 | biometrics, Data Privacy, facial recognition, Human Rights, Industry News, police surveillance

Earlier this month, San Francisco banned the use of facial recognition technology in police investigations, and now the UK is looking into the matter as a human rights group sues local police ...

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