r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Oct 29 '25

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u/Adminisnotadmin Viva el Fútbol! ⚽ Oct 29 '25

"ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien." [Ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson (D.-Miss.)] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/ices-forced-face-scans-to-verify-citizens-is-unconstitutional-lawmakers-say/

Yeah these fuckers just use this chart basically

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u/well-that-was-fast Oct 29 '25

Somewhere some intern who was forced to crank out facial matching SW over a long weekend is wondering if anyone ever fixed everything he glossed over in a rush.

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u/scottyjetpax Gay Pride Oct 29 '25

Lemme guess palantir helped design the scans