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How ICE is using facial recognition in Minnesota (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 months ago by CubitOom@infosec.pub to c/usa@midwest.social

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The app is named Mobile Fortify. Simply pointing a phone’s camera at their intended target and scanning the person’s face allows Mobile Fortify to pull data on an individual from multiple federal and state databases, some of which federal courts have deemed too inaccurate for arrest warrants.

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[–] SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip 4 points 4 months ago

Facial recognition apps, eh? So, it wouldn't even have to have been the same agents who recognized Alex Pretti in order to murder him in retaliation.

[–] m3t00@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago

at least they aren't spreading as much covid/measles

[–] m3t00@midwest.social 1 points 4 months ago

so, anyone see any unmasked faces they recognize? general couch potato gun nuts who couldn't make it in military/police. shouldn't be hard to infiltrate for a motivated individual. any open source facial recognition apps? seen Palantir mentioned. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_trials#Verdict