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ICE has been using an AI-powered Palantir system to summarize tips sent to its tipline since last spring, according to a newly released Homeland Security document.

Biometric trackers, cellphone location databases and drones are among the surveillance technologies agents are using in their immigration enforcement campaign.

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👁️ China just built cameras that can think. When I first read this, I had to pause. Not because it’s another story about surveillance, but because it shows how AI is quietly changing the very nature of sight. China’s new network of over 170 million smart cameras, soon to reach 400 million, can now identify faces, track movement, and predict behavior in real time. What makes it extraordinary: → Recognizes individuals across cities within seconds → Connects to national ID databases → Learns and predicts behavioral patterns → Operates autonomously, 24/7 Imagine cities where crimes are stopped before they happen, lost children are found instantly, and safety feels absolute. But also, societies where every moment is observed, recorded, and remembered. We’ve taught machines to see. Now we must decide how human their vision should be. Would you live in a city that watches everything if it promised perfect safety? #AI #Innovation #China #Technology #Surveillance #Ethics #Future

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a new budget under the current administration, and they are going on a surveillance tech shopping spree. Standing at $28.7 billion dollars for the year 2025 (nearly triple their 2024 budget) and at least another $56.25 billion over the next three...

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In a new study, scientists identified people based only on their breathing pattern with almost 97 percent accuracy—and soon might be able to analyze yours to diagnose what ails you.

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Law enforcement’s ability to track and profile political protestors has become increasingly multifaceted and technology driven. In this edition of Incognito Mode WIRED Senior Editor, Security & Investigations Andrew Couts and WIRED Senior Writer Lily Hay Newman discuss the technologies used by law enforcement that put citizens' privacy at risk—and how to avoid them.Shop for products discussed in this episode of Incognito Mode:Silent Pocket SLNT Faraday Waterproof Backpack: https://amzn.to/42ePTOgVisit the SLNT Storefront: https://amzn.to/4cA8ub9When you buy something through our affiliate links, we earn a commissionDirector: Efrat KashaiDirector of Photography: Brad WickhamEditor: Matthew ColbyHost: Andrew CoutsGuest: Lily NewmanLine Producer: Joseph BuscemiAssociate Producer: Paul GulyasProduction Manager: Peter BrunetteProduction Coordinator: Rhyan LarkCamera Operator: Mar AlfonsoGaffer: Niklas MollerSound Mixer: Sean PaulsenProduction Assistant: Malaia SimmsPost Production Supervisor: Christian OlguinSupervising Editor: Erica DeLeoAssistant Editor: Justin Symonds

In a first-of-its-kind agreement, the Detroit Police Department recently agreed to adopt strict limits on its officers’ use of face recognition technology as part of a settlement in a lawsuit brought by a victim of this faulty technology. Robert Williams, a Black resident of a Detroit suburb, filed...

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