"United States Customs and Border Protection plans to spend $225,000 for a year of access to Clearview AI, a face recognition tool that compares photos against billions of images scraped from the internet. The deal extends access to Clearview tools to Border Patrol's headquarters intelligence division (INTEL) and the National Targeting Center, units that collect and analyze data as part of what CBP calls a coordinated effort to "disrupt, degrade, and dismantle" people and networks viewed as security threats."
"The contract states that Clearview provides access to "over 60+ billion publicly available images" and will be used for "tactical targeting" and "strategic counter-network analysis," indicating the service is intended to be embedded in analysts' day-to-day intelligence work rather than reserved for isolated investigations. CBP says its intelligence units draw from a "variety of sources," including commercially available tools and publicly available data, to identify people and map their connections for national security and immigration operations."
"The agreement anticipates analysts handling sensitive personal data, including biometric identifiers such as face images, and requires nondisclosure agreements for contractors who have access. It does not specify what kinds of photos agents will upload, whether searches may include US citizens, or how long uploaded images or search results will be retained. The Clearview contract lands as the Department of Homeland Security faces mounting scrutiny over how face recognition is used in federal enforcement operations far beyond the border."
United States Customs and Border Protection plans to spend $225,000 for a year of access to Clearview AI, a face recognition tool that compares photos to billions of images scraped from the internet. The deal extends Clearview access to Border Patrol's intelligence division (INTEL) and the National Targeting Center, which collect and analyze data to disrupt perceived security threats. The contract grants access to over 60 billion publicly available images for tactical targeting and strategic counter-network analysis, anticipates analysts handling biometric data, and requires nondisclosure agreements for contractors. The agreement omits what photos will be uploaded, whether U.S. citizens may be searched, or retention periods, and arrives amid increased scrutiny of federal face-recognition use beyond the border.
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