ICE’s interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: ‘What is it for?’ The immigration agency’s surveillance tools and increased access to government databases draws privacy concerns.

Records show that #ICE has INCREASED its spending on #surveillancetechnology, looking to spend more than $300 MILLION under Trump for #Social-MediaMonitoringtools, #FacialRecognitionSoftware, #LicensePlateReaders and services to find where people LIVE and WORK!
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Thousands party at Budapest Pride in clear message to Orban A giant crowd throngs the Hungarian capital, championing LGBT rights and defying PM Viktor Orban.

“The 18 March law that attempted to ban the Pride gave the police new powers to use #FacialRecognitionSoftware. Fines of between £14 ($19) and £430 could be imposed on participants.” www.bbc.com/news/article...