ICE Plans to Develop Own Smart Glasses
a day ago
- #immigration surveillance
- #facial recognition
- #privacy concerns
- ICE is exploring smart glasses to supplement its Mobile Fortify facial recognition app for verifying citizenship.
- The glasses would allow hands-free operation, with officials citing a rise in assaults as justification.
- Mobile Fortify scans faces against a database of 200 million images to pull up personal and immigration details.
- Privacy and legal concerns have been raised, including misidentifications and invasive surveillance risks.
- Despite discussions, no funds have been committed to smart glasses, and DHS emphasizes compliance with the law.