By authorization of the President Donald Trumphe Immigration and customs (Icefor its abbreviation in English) began Intensify its capabilities to identify and track unregistered aliens. in USAwill use officers New technology That would allow them Determine a person’s immigration status by pointing the mobile phone at his or her face. next to, They will monitor social networks with artificial intelligence.
Among the new tools that will come in handy Officers Highlights A Application for mobile phones. By using it, they will be able Targeting the face of the detainee to determine his legal statusAs he explained NPR. In addition, another function will give you the possibility Iris scanning.
he Website Who developed the app noted that immigration officials will “Access massive amounts of location data“It’s called Mobile Fortify, the facial recognition software Comparing images of faces and fingerprints.
A document from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) indicates that App Searches for matches in Customs and Border Protection databases (Customs and Border Protectionfor its abbreviation in English). The information includes photos taken upon entry into and departure from the United States.
You can also submit Personal details of the detainee. It includes name, date of birth, foreigner number, nationality and Possible situation of irregular residence in the country.
DHS also notes that if a person matches a photo from a specific list of targets, ICE “You will receive limited biographical dataWhen it doesn’t match, officers They will not receive any additional information.
the The collected data is stored for 15 yearsAccording to agencies and people They cannot refuse to be photographed During the procedures.
By signing a new contract worth $5.7 million, the agency obtained the software that Uses artificial intelligence To monitor social networks. As detailed Liver NewsThe agreement has a five-year extension and licenses the US government to use it A platform called Zignal Labs.
The main function of the application, which is also used by the Israeli army, is Social media monitoring Of people. A report published online specifies that Zignal Labs “It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning“To analyze over 8 billion posts daily.
Moreover, it provides “Custom detection information“for their clients. This allows law enforcement to”Detect and respond to threats more clearly and quickly“.
In the near future, ICE could hire teams to work seven days a week. The work will consist of analyzing accounts on TikTok and Facebook to create user profiles.
The agency’s recent actions regarding technological innovation have raised several questions. Among them are the statements of the Democratic Senator Edward Markey From Massachusetts. “Americans have the right to travel through public places without supervisionHe said this in an interview with NPR.
The goal is to violate people’s privacy, said Emily Tucker, executive director of the Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law School. “he The goal is to create a mass surveillance device “Which can be used for any kind of police oversight that people in power decide to do.”
from his place, Patrick TommyDeputy Director of the National Security Project American Civil Liberties Union (American Civil Liberties Unionfor its abbreviation in English), aims to monitor networks. “DHS You shouldn’t buy monitoring tools Which They collect our posts on social networks And then They use artificial intelligence to analyze our online speech“, expressed to The crane.
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