New US Border Rules Could Require Selfies, 5 Years of Social Media History
(USA Today, Dec 10, 2025)
Travelers entering the United States could soon face expanded biometric screening and new digital reporting requirements as U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, seeks to overhaul how it verifies the identities and movements of millions of visitors.
Trump’s Immigration Data Dragnet
(Financial Times, Dec 10, 2025)
In September, ICE renewed its access to a facial recognition search engine called Clearview AI, which has been banned in some states.
Public Concerned About Sheriff’s Use of Surveillance Technology
(Urban Milwaukee, Dec 10, 2025)
Community members testified to concerns about the sheriff’s office expanding, or adding to, its surveillance capabilities, and the threat the technologies pose to civil liberties.
Ring's 'Familiar Faces' is Here: Why Privacy Experts Worry it's Mass Surveillance in Disguise
(ZDNET, Dec 10, 2025)
Some experts are now arguing that Amazon's new feature poses a particularly high risk, both due to the fact that it collects biometric data from anyone who's within sight of a Ring camera and in light of Amazon's previous partnerships with law enforcement agencies, including with Flock, a surveillance company that shares footage with ICE.
Liberty Responds to Reports that Police Knew of Facial Recognition Bias
(Liberty Human Rights, Dec 10, 2025)
Evidence is mounting as to why it is crucial we have robust safeguards in place before this powerful and intrusive technology is expanded any further. For too long, police forces have set the terms, and we are now seeing the real-life consequences.
