Invasive and ineffective: DHS's facial recognition system

The Department of Homeland Security has switched to a mobile facial recognition system that combines two of the worst qualities a government surveillance tool can have: it tramples privacy and doesn't work, especially when analyzing non-whites.

Under claims of "efficiency," DHS and its subagencies are now using the smartphone app "Mobile Fortify" to identify people in the field. — Read the rest

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