CBP Signs Clearview AI Deal to Use Face Recognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’
The US border agency is embedding controversial facial recognition into daily intelligence work.
Deep Dive
US Customs and Border Protection signed a $225,000 contract for Clearview AI's facial recognition, granting its intelligence units access to over 60 billion scraped internet images for 'tactical targeting.' The deal embeds the tool into analysts' daily work for national security and immigration operations, raising immediate questions about searches on US citizens and data retention. This occurs as Senator Ed Markey introduced legislation to ban CBP and ICE from using the technology entirely.
Why It Matters
This move significantly expands government biometric surveillance, embedding controversial tech into routine operations with limited public oversight.