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ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show (www.404media.co)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is using it in the field.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250626222934/https://www.404media.co/ice-is-using-a-new-facial-recognition-app-to-identify-people-leaked-emails-show/

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[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago

They're indentifying people to dissapear now? Sh*t, they weren't stopped in time and now this street-gang-with-nazi-ties is using technology to target the vulnerable. I told you they were practicing.

[–] ravenaspiring@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

Anyone have a link to the company who made it? My morning searchfu is failing me.