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Key points

• •United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to spend $225,000 for a year of access to Clearview AI, a face recognition tool that compares photos against billions of images scraped from the internet.
• •The deal extends access to Clearview tools to Border Patrol’s headquarters intelligence division and the National Targeting Center, units that collect and analyze data as part of a coordinated effort to disrupt individuals and networks viewed as security threats.
• •CBP's use of Clearview AI raises concerns about personal data protection, broad surveillance, and lack of transparency regarding the use of facial recognition technology, especially concerning US citizens.