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Facial recognition app linked with government data

Summary by FlowingData
For 404 Media, Joseph Cox describes an app, Mobile Fortify, that ICE officers can use to identify private information by pointing a phone’s camera at someone’s face. Mobile Fortify differs from more well-known facial recognition tools, such as Clearview AI, because Clearview doesn’t necessarily have access to government databases. When a law enforcement officer uses Clearview, it checks a subject’s face against a massive archive of images Clearv…
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FlowingData broke the news in on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
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