ICE's Social Media Surveillance Plan Sparks Democratic Concerns
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has sparked concern among democratic officials with its plans to expand social media surveillance. The agency aims to analyze open-source intelligence from the web, focusing mainly on social media platforms, to generate potential immigration enforcement leads.
ICE's plans, outlined in a recent contract solicitation, involve monitoring social media until 2031. Contractors will operate from ICE facilities in Vermont and California. The agency believes that social media can provide 'actionable intelligence', despite users' attempts to avoid detection.
The contract solicitation lists 30 potential vendors for this task, although no publicly available or credible sources exist to verify this number. ICE has previously sought contractors to analyze social media sentiment towards its operations. However, the inclusion of Google+ in the solicitation raises eyebrows, as the platform was shut down six years ago.
Critics have slammed ICE for removing an app that tracked its activity and reactivating a spyware contract. Democratic officials have expressed concern about ICE's use of mobile facial recognition software and its past deportation of US citizens and legal residents.
ICE's plans to monitor social media for immigration enforcement leads have raised concerns among democratic officials. The agency aims to operate this program until 2031, with contractors based in Vermont and California. While ICE believes social media can yield valuable intelligence, critics question the agency's methods and past actions.
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