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Agenda Behind the Facial Recognition Tech Used by ICE and the FBI Revealed

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158 points miles | 1 comments | 4/7/2025, 6:46:00 PM | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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evanjrowley ◴[4/7/2025, 7:23:00 PM] No.43614920[source]▶

So a journalist at Mother Jones is shocked, but did anyone here on HN not predict this strategy long before Trump got his 2nd term?

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notfed ◴[4/7/2025, 7:39:00 PM] No.43615086[source]▶

Sadly this prediction could have been generalized to the US executive branch regardless of the most recent election. It's more of the same from what we've seen in the past, Democrat and Republican leader alike.

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1. boothby ◴[4/7/2025, 9:11:00 PM] No.43615997[source]▶

Not really. Until recently, ClearView has been used by local police departments, which are not strongly aligned with both sides of the political spectrum. Likewise, DHS and TSA are not strongly aligned with both sides of the political spectrum. ClearView, which the article is about, is only strongly aligned with one side of the political spectrum and notably uses political misalignment as a warning sign.

Whether or not this could have happened is completely irrelevant. This is happening. My comment here, linked to my real name, has the potential to get me put on a list of political agitators. My grandpa wore a red triangle in Soldau, and while I'm not eager to do the same, nor will I be silent. American citizens are being deported on suspicion of being immigrants today. Both-siding this is exceptionally dishonest. The article is about the actual technology being employed by today's actual government.