Private groups work to identify and report #StudentProtesters for possible #deportation

“Now they’re using tools of the state to actually go after people,” said a Columbia graduate student from South Asia who has been active in protests and spoke on condition of anonymity because of concerns about losing her visa. “We suddenly feel like we’re being forced to think about our survival.”

By ADAM GELLER, March 29, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — "When a protester was caught on video in January at a New York rally against Israel, only her eyes were visible between a mask and headscarf. But days later, photos of her entire face, along with her name and employer, were circulated online.

"'Months of them hiding their faces went down the drain!' a fledgling technology company boasted in a social media post, claiming its #FacialRecognition tool had identified the woman despite the coverings.

"She was anything but a lone target. The same software was also used to review images taken during months of #ProPalestinian marches at U.S. colleges. A #RightWingJewish group said some people identified with the tool were on a list of names it submitted to President Donald #Trump’s administration, urging that they be deported in accordance with his call for the expulsion of foreign students who participated in 'pro-jihadist' protests.

"Other #ProIsrael groups have enlisted help from supporters on campuses, urging them to report foreign students who participated in protests against the war in #Gaza to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-foreign-students-campus-gaza-protests-deportation-9e2d4abc1c158454da1f68c01062c9ef
#ICERaids #ICEDetentions #ICEArrests #SilencingDissent #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #MahmoudKhalil #RumeysaOzturk, #YunseoChung #BadarKhunSuri #MomodouTaal #ResistICE #Fascism #Project2025 #ProjectEsther #Authoritarianism #TurdReich

Private groups work to identify & report #student #protesters for possible #deportation

When a protester was caught on video in January at a NY rally against #Israel, only her eyes were visible between a mask & headscarf. But days later, photos of her entire face, along w/her name & employer, were circulated online.

#Trump #immigration #law #FacialRecognition #technology #FreeSpeech #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly #dissent #CivilRights
https://apnews.com/article/trump-foreign-students-campus-gaza-protests-deportation-9e2d4abc1c158454da1f68c01062c9ef

Right-wing Jewish groups are using facial recognition software to identify protesters in the US and report them to the Trump administration for deportation:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-foreign-students-campus-gaza-protests-deportation-9e2d4abc1c158454da1f68c01062c9ef

#privacy #FacialRecognition #biometrics #WorldClassPetty

"A concert on Monday night at New York’s Radio City Music Hall was a special occasion for Frank Miller: his parents’ wedding anniversary. He didn’t end up seeing the show — and before he could even get past security, he was informed that he was in fact banned for life from the venue and all other properties owned by Madison Square Garden (MSG)."

https://www.theverge.com/news/637228/madison-square-garden-james-dolan-facial-recognition-fan-ban

#surveillance #FacialRecognition
BROligarchy, but with freedom, right?
https://gizmodo.com/madison-square-garden-bans-fan-after-surveillance-system-ids-him-as-a-critic-of-its-ceo-2000582132

#UK's first permanent #FacialRecognition cameras installed in #SouthLondon

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/27/uk_facial_recognition/

UK's first permanent facial recognition #cameras installed • The Register

The #MetropolitanPolice has confirmed its first permanent installation of live facial recognition ( #LFR ) cameras is coming this summer and the lucky location will be the South #London suburb of #Croydon
#facialrecognition #biometrics #privacy

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/27/uk_facial_recognition/

UK's first permanent facial recognition cameras installed in South London

As if living in Croydon wasn't bad enough

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/27/uk_facial_recognition/

#DataProtection #FacialRecognition #TechLaw

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/23/asia_tech_news_in_brief/

En #Hungría, los participantes en las manifestaciones del Orgullo serán identificados mediante reconocimiento facial y serán castigados con multas. Las organizaciones de derechos civiles habían advertido de tal escenario cuando la UE adoptó sus normas laxas sobre identificación biométrica. En su opinión, la ley húngara viola, sin embargo, varias leyes de la UE. - https://netzpolitik.org/2025/pride-verbot-gesichtserkennung-in-ungarn-verstoesst-gegen-eu-gesetze/ #facialrecognition #vigilancia

#China bans compulsory #FacialRecognition and its use in private spaces like hotel rooms

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/23/asia_tech_news_in_brief

#Hungary bans #Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders | Hungary | The Guardian

#AmnestyInternational describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ population
#lgbtq #facialrecognition #biometrics

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/18/hungary-bans-pride-events-and-plans-to-use-facial-recognition-to-target-attenders

#FacialRecognition Company #Clearview Attempted to Buy #SocialSecurity Numbers and #Mugshots for its Database
#ClearviewAI spent nearly a million dollars in a bid to purchase “690 million arrest records and 390 million arrest photos” from all 50 states, court records reveal. https://www.404media.co/facial-recognition-company-clearview-attempted-to-buy-social-security-numbers-and-mugshots-for-its-database/ #privacy #surveillance

"New documents obtained by 404 Media reveal that Clearview AI spent nearly a million dollars in a bid to purchase “690 million arrest records and 390 million arrest photos” from all 50 states from an intelligence firm. The contract further describes the records as including current and former home addresses, dates of birth, arrest photos, social security and cell phone numbers, and email addresses. Clearview attempted to purchase this data from Investigative Consultant, Inc. (ICI) which billed itself as an intelligence company with access to tens of thousands of databases and the ability to create unique data streams for its clients. The contract was signed in mid-2019, at a time when Clearview AI was quietly collecting billions of photos off the internet and was relatively unknown at the time.

Ultimately, the entire deal fell apart after Clearview and ICI clashed about the utility of the data with each company filing breach of contract claims. The dispute ultimately went into arbitration where it is common for disputes to be settled privately. The arbiter ultimately sided with Clearview AI in 2024 and ordered ICI to return the contract money. To date, ICI has not paid Clearview, with the company now seeking a court order to enforce the arbiter’s ruling."

https://www.404media.co/facial-recognition-company-clearview-attempted-to-buy-social-security-numbers-and-mugshots-for-its-database/

#Hungary Bans #LGBTQ #Pride Events, Approves #FacialRecognition to Track Attendees

https://truthout.org/articles/hungary-bans-lgbtq-pride-events-approves-facial-recognition-to-track-attendees/

Thousands protested the ban outside Hungary’s parliament, blocking traffic and defying police orders to disperse.

#FacialRecognition Company #Clearview Attempted to Buy #SocialSecurity Numbers & Mugshots for its Database

Controversial facial recognition company #ClearviewAI attempted to purchase hundreds of millions of arrest records including SSNs, mugshots, & even email addresses to incorporate into its product, #404Media has learned.

#law #privacy #tech #InfoSec
https://www.404media.co/facial-recognition-company-clearview-attempted-to-buy-social-security-numbers-and-mugshots-for-its-database/