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ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show (www.404media.co)

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[–] 7112@lemmy.world 81 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The irony of masked individuals using facial recognition on people.

[–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 41 points 1 week ago (1 children)

ICE officers are consistently wearing masks, neck gaiters, sunglasses, and baseball caps to mask their identity while detaining people.

Privacy invasion for thee, not for me.

[–] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

Try using the infrared settings if you have them. You can potentially use it to photograph them through the masks and glasses.