Leaked Document Shows the Surveillance Tech at ICE’s Fingertips
A leaked document has revealed the extensive surveillance and investigative capabilities available to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, including tools for tracking location data, facial recognition, and monitoring social media. The document, titled 'ICE Wide Analytical Tools,' provides a rare glimpse into the agency's technology capabilities, which are used to investigate criminal activity and support law enforcement efforts. The leak has raised concerns about the potential for abuse of these powerful tools and the impact on individual privacy and civil liberties.
- ▪The leaked document covers a range of surveillance and investigative tools, including location data harvesting from smartphones and facial recognition apps.
- ▪ICE has access to tools such as Accurint, Chameleon, and Locate X, which provide anonymized means to conduct online investigations and track mobile devices.
- ▪The document also mentions social media tracking tools like Cobwebs and databases containing personal data, such as ISO ClaimSearch, which has details on over 1.8 billion insurance claims and 58 million medical bills.
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A leaked document shows the spread of surveillance and investigative capabilities that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have access to agency wide, from location data harvested from smartphones, to facial recognition apps that can reveal someone’s identity, to tools that let the agency stay anonymous online and approach people undercover. The document covers everything from monitoring social media to tracking the movements of vehicles. It is rare for the public to see such a large list of ICE’s technology capabilities in a single document. 404 Media has published the whole document, called “ICE Wide Analytical Tools,” below.
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