Border Agents Asking for Help Taking Photos of Everyone Entering the US by Car
a year ago
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- CBP seeks tech for real-time face recognition at borders to match vehicle passengers with travel documents.
- Current system captures photos 76% of the time, with 81% meeting validation for ID matching.
- Error rates and potential racial/gender disparities in recognition accuracy are concerns.
- DHS and CBP expanding surveillance tools, including ICE's $30M Palantir contract for tracking self-deportations.
- Historical issues with CBP's surveillance strategies include vendor, contracting, and data accuracy problems.