ICE, CBP Knew Facial Recognition App Couldn’t Do What DHS Says It Could, Deployed It Anyway
Summary
Techdirt reports that ICE/CBP deployed NEC's Mobile Fortify facial recognition app without the required Privacy Impact Assessments and adequate governance, highlighting monitoring gaps and civil-liberties concerns. The piece argues the deployment occurred before proper oversight and raises alarms about misuse to identify protesters and even US citizens, framing it within broader criticisms of federal AI use in enforcement.