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Catherina Gioino

DHS wants to build AI smart glasses using the facial recognition tech ICE agents already ‘could be’ using on Americans

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ICE agents in at least six states have been spotted wearing Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses during enforcement operations since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term.

Now, the Department of Homeland Security wants to go further by building its own smart glasses that would let agents identify people on the street in real time using facial recognition and other biometric data.

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