Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

He also said “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien. ICE using a mobile biometrics app in ways its developers at CBP never intended or tested is a frightening, repugnant, and unconstitutional attack on Americans’ rights and freedoms.”

  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Oh I didn’t think of airports. Thanks for pointing that out.

    until they start doing it and no one stops them.

    They’ll do whatever the fuck they want, nobody is really stopping them.
    Yes there are attempts and local heroes that do, but from an official side very little is being done.
    And any official that complains about it, immediately becomes a target for the administration.
    This fear campaign is far from only against immigrants, it is also to pacify Americans.