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.
      • streetfestival@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        12 hours ago

        shields them from “accidentally” oversharing it

        Could you please clarify? Is that referring to legal protection in the case of a consumer data breach? Because that’d be highly objectionable

        • XLE@piefed.socialEnglish
          3·
          10 hours ago

          All I can tell you is what I read on the linked page because I haven’t analyzed the bill itself.

          Impact on ALL Canadians:

          Companies must keep records of your personal data under secret government orders, with blanket immunity for privacy violations for handing over more than they should.

      • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
        41·
        17 hours ago

        That’s the funny hing about normies and their little “i took a stand”, if they are doing this in the US, your dumb ass in next.

        With that being said, I don’t think people should be risking coming to the US but that’s not a solution, they are still coming for you in your own country.

        This class war seems to have gone global.

  • aramis87@fedia.io
    11·
    18 hours ago

    Facial recognition apps are notoriously inaccurate when it comes to minority faces, but I suppose they think that’s a benefit :(