A CBP spokesperson tells WIRED that the agency plans to expand its program for real-time face recognition at the border, potentially aiding Trump administration efforts to track people who self-deport.

United States Customs and Border Protection plans to log every person leaving the country by vehicle by taking photos at border crossings of every passenger and matching their faces to their passports, visas, or travel documents, WIRED has learned.

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  • modality@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    They weren’t previously photographing people.

    I’ll also mention that passports are issued by the state department, not CBP which is under the department of homeland security.