U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has used facial recognition technology to scan the faces of one-third (32%) of American adults via their driver's license photographs. The first known use of facial recognition by the agency has been traced back to 2008, according to a new report.
A study from the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law found widespread use of national databases for ICE surveillance, including Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) data, utility user information, geolocation data, call records, healthcare information and housing data, among other sources.