US EditionICE Plans to Boost Its Surveillance on Social Media Using Contractors in Vermont
ICE will hire nearly 30 contractors to monitor social media 24/7 using AI tools at centers in Vermont and California to identify suspects for arrests and deportations.
- ICE plans to hire nearly 30 private contractors to analyze social media posts, photos, and online messages for use in deportations and arrests.
- The contractors would operate 24/7 monitoring centers in Vermont and California to generate intelligence reports from data on sites like Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.
- ICE argues that incorporating social media data into its enforcement methods is necessary, as previous approaches have had limited success.
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The US is sliding further toward a surveillance state now that ICE (Immigration and Naturalization Service) is scouring social media for deportable migrants. The...
ICE Plans to Boost Social Media Surveillance Using Contractors
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to use a hub in Vermont to bolster its digital surveillance capabilities as the agency ramps up operations across the country at the direction of leaders in President Donald Trump's administration. The post ICE Plans to Ramp Up Social Media Surveillance Using Contractors in Vermont and California appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
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ICE plans to boost its surveillance on social media using contractors in Vermont
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to use a hub in Vermont to bolster its digital surveillance capabilities as the agency ramps up operations across the country at the direction of leaders in President Donald Trump’s administration.
ICE Eyes New Social Media Intelligence Program to Support Deportations With Round-the-Clock Monitoring: Report
ICE is preparing to dramatically expand its social media surveillance capabilities by hiring nearly 30 private contractors to analyze posts, photos, and online messages and convert them into
ICE wants to build 24/7 social media monitoring team in Vermont
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to expand its abilities to surveil social media by hiring nearly 30 private contracts to monitor posts and online activity that could lead to arrests and deportations. The proposed program, first reported by WIRED, would station analysts at two of ICE’s targeting centers — including one in Williston, Vt. The other would be at Santa Ana, Calif.
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