The irony of this photo β€” A border patrol 'agent' hiding behind a face covering & hat while scanning a commuter's face on the road.

I am taking the time to post this entire article to highlight how / uses emerging, -breaching tech to identify & target regular people– potentially undocumented individuals AND citizens exercising their 1st Amendment right to express their grievances about such behavior as they observe & record it.

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Image: A Border Patrol Agent (face and hair totally covered) scanning the face of a driver in Minneapolis this month. Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu, via Getty Images

c/o: 
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html

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