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ICE stores protester photos in Palantir database
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is reportedly collecting photographs of protesters and uploading them to a database built by the data analytics firm Palantir. The disclosure has drawn criticism from civil liberties groups, who say facial recognition on demonstrators raises serious surveillance and free-speech concerns. It adds to ongoing scrutiny of ICE's expanding data-gathering practices and Palantir's government contracts.
Why now: Renewed debate over government surveillance of protesters and the role of private tech firms in immigration enforcement
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