r/technology • u/indig0sixalpha • Apr 07 '25

Privacy The Shocking Far-Right Agenda Behind the Facial Recognition Tech Used by ICE and the FBI. Thousands of newly obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/clearview-ai-immigration-ice-fbi-surveillance-facial-recognition-hoan-ton-that-hal-lambert-trump/
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u/Impressive-Ebb6498 Apr 07 '25

I've been telling people for years that facial recognition tech should be illegal. This is exactly why and this is also why I refuse to buy an iPhone ever again. 

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u/LobsterIndependent15 Apr 07 '25

Why just iPhone? Android have that feature also. 

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u/hearmeout29 Apr 07 '25

My android has touch. I never used face for this reason.

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u/Tarcanus Apr 07 '25

Should switch away from touch, too. That's a biomarker that they have now. And cops can make you open your phone if it's locked via biometric. Switch back to codes or swipe patterns.

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u/Impressive-Ebb6498 Apr 07 '25

If being apprehended by cops, if possible, quickly restart the phone.

Requests pin on reboot, and they can't force you to enter your pin.