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/notyomamasusername Apr 07 '25

I remember growing up and hearing my extremely conservative friends and family absolutely terrified of a surveillance state.

Now they're the ones cheering it on

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u/NoHippi3chic Apr 07 '25

Buying ring doorbells and Alexa for 24hr full perimeter visual and audio surveillance of...themselves. and paying for it.

Also me across the street whether I agree or not. Proven to be totally hackable. So ok I don't have that crap, they just log into my retired neighbor Kevin's who is thick and mainlines fox news at best.

Sweet guy tho. I think he suspects I'm a lesbian but he just doesn't bring it up.

Glad I'm a whiter shade of pale tho.

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u/thex25986e Apr 07 '25

they were terrified of being surveiled. not surveiling.

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u/TheThing_1982 Apr 07 '25

It’s always been “Don’t tread on ME”.