Trump expands government's use of facial recognition while 'erasing oversight policy'

Department of Homeland Security contracts with controversial tech firm banned from selling its software to law enforcement in Illinois, scooping up personal data on noncitizens and citizens alike.

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I’ve been warning since day one of the current Trump administration that this is a regime that is totally sold out to Big Tech and the surveillance state. On his first full day in office, on January 21, 2025, Trump showed us his first priority was to the expansion of the AI-powered surveillance infrastructure when he invited three of the most data-hungry Tech Bros to the White House to announce Operation Stargate, to raise half a trillion dollars to blanket the United States with AI data centers.

Then a couple of months later he signed the Genius Act, another technocratic game-changer that lays the groundwork for a digital, programmable currency.

Now, Trump is making it easier for Homeland Security to scan your likeness and store your personal data for up …