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Border Patrol Seeks Surveillance Technology to See Through Walls
UNITED STATES, JUL 23 – Customs and Border Protection plans to use AI for urban and border monitoring, including through-wall surveillance, funded by billions allocated to expand immigration enforcement.
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Border Patrol seeks surveillance technology to see through walls
U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants the ability to see through walls. The agency is seeking sophisticated new surveillance technology after President Donald Trump signed into law a budget bill that earmarks more than $165 billion for immigration enforcement. A presentation obtained by The Intercept shows a wish list from the agency for “advanced AI” technologies. One capability cited by CBP – the ability to see through walls to “detect peop…
Border Patrol Wants Advanced AI to Spy on American Cities
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, flush with billions in new funding, is seeking “advanced AI” technologies to surveil urban residential areas, increasingly sophisticated autonomous systems, and even the ability to see through walls. A CBP presentation for an “Industry Day” summit with private sector vendors, obtained by The Intercept, lays out a detailed wish list of tech CBP hopes to purchase, like satellite connectivity for surveillance tow…
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