ICE INTENSIFIES SURVEILLANCE OF IMMIGRANTS WITH FACIAL RECOGNITION PROGRAMS, HUMAN TRACKING, AND SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is ramping up its surveillance capabilities to advance the government’s immigration agenda on an unprecedented scale. According to the federal spending site http://USASpending.gov, the agency signed contractual obligations in September for a 1.4 billion order — the highest in 18 years — for the acquisition of new technologies such as an iris-scanning app they plan to use in the field, spyware that can remotely hack smartphones, and location software that can track phone activity without a warrant, including nearly all social media platforms. Full article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/ice-intensifies-surveillance-of-immigrants-with-facial-recognition-programs-human-tracking-and-social-media-monitoring/ar-AA1OSStm?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=68f795b14aa94859a91a900479e99cca&ei=50(FXHedge)