Secret Service Deploys Face-Scanning App to Uniformed Officers for Threat Detection
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 15
Secret Service Deploys Face-Scanning App to Uniformed Officers for Threat Detection
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 15
Summary
A small group of Secret Service uniformed officers recently began using a mobile face-scanning app after the agency struck a deal for the technology last month.
The app is being tested to help probe and stop threats, marking an early rollout rather than a service-wide deployment.
The tool resembles technology federal immigration agents have used for months to identify people during the US mass deportation effort.
Its adoption shows facial-recognition tools spreading across federal law-enforcement missions beyond immigration enforcement.