US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents used facial recognition technology on a protester in Minnesota, resulting in her Global Entry and TSA Precheck privileges being revoked.
Nicole Cleland, a 56-year-old resident of Richfield, observed activity by federal agents using vehicles with license plate numbers that had been tracked by a group she volunteers with. The following day, an agent approached her vehicle after she followed one of the vehicles driven by federal agents and stated he was giving her a verbal warning for impeding his work.
When Cleland logged onto the Global Entry website, she received an email notification that her status had been revoked due to alleged customs regulations violations. However, Cleland had not committed any known infractions, and her declaration claims the revocation appears to be intimidation and retaliation.
Cleland has expressed concern about having her license plate number and personal information associated with federal enforcement agencies, which she believes may lead to further detention or arrest in the future.
Nicole Cleland, a 56-year-old resident of Richfield, observed activity by federal agents using vehicles with license plate numbers that had been tracked by a group she volunteers with. The following day, an agent approached her vehicle after she followed one of the vehicles driven by federal agents and stated he was giving her a verbal warning for impeding his work.
When Cleland logged onto the Global Entry website, she received an email notification that her status had been revoked due to alleged customs regulations violations. However, Cleland had not committed any known infractions, and her declaration claims the revocation appears to be intimidation and retaliation.
Cleland has expressed concern about having her license plate number and personal information associated with federal enforcement agencies, which she believes may lead to further detention or arrest in the future.
just heard this one and I'm super concerned! Facial recognition tech is already a huge red flag, but using it on someone who's just following their government's actions? That's just plain wrong 
. What's next, tracking people's online activity too? 
. And what about due process? I don't see any proof that she did anything wrong to warrant having her privileges revoked... or was it just a power play? 
... and revoking someone's access just cuz they're exercising their right to follow the law? that's not cool. seems like a pretty weak way to intimidate ppl into not protesting 
... it's all kinda sketchy, if you ask me 
I've been following the news on facial recognition tech being used to target protesters, and this case in Minnesota just goes to show how far we're sliding into dystopian territory 
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), but it's not foolproof? Studies have shown that errors can be as high as 35% in certain cases, and that's on top of existing biases in the system 
. And now we're seeing cases like Cleland's being exploited to silence activists and "lawful" protesters alike 
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. What's next? Revoking people's rights for simply showing up to a peaceful protest? 
. We need to hold our leaders accountable for this kind of abuse 
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this is so wrong 
️ I mean, come on, a verbal warning for following a suspicious vehicle? That's like me saying "sorry, officer" when you're pulling me over for speeding. Not cool 
this is like something out of a sci-fi movie 
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