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## Surveillance

[Federal Facial Biometric Database](https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/11/21/foreign-travelers-at-miami-international-airport-will-be-included-in-federal-facial-biometric-database/)- Immigration authorities will collect facial measurements of people arriving to Miami International Airport. U.S. Citizens can opt out, but non U.S. citizens are forced to enroll. In comparison, in 2019 general concern for biometrical databases in China pushed to the creation of new privacy laws (https://www.biometricupdate.com/201905/china-considering-new-law-to-protect-biometrics-and-other-personal-data) after the creation of apps that target the Muslin minorities in China (https://www.biometricupdate.com/201905/megvii-accused-of-providing-facial-biometrics-for-repressive-chinese-surveillance-system) " to determine if they should face state actions such as detention in re-education camps...
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[Anyvision Facial Recognition](https://www.anyvision.co/) - Facial recognition software previously funded by Microsoft which has [become infamous](https://dropanyvision.org/) for its use by the Israeli Government to survey, track, and identify those living under military occupation throughout the West Bank. The system is also used at Israeli [army checkpoints](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/.premium-this-israeli-face-recognition-startup-is-secretly-tracking-palestinians-1.7500359) that enclose occupied Palestine.

[Clearview.ai](https://clearview.ai/) - Clearview AI build a facial recognition database of billions of people by scanning their social media profiles. The application is currently used [by law enforcement](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/technology/clearview-privacy-facial-recognition.html) to extract names and addresses from potential suspects, and as [a secret plaything for the rich](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/technology/clearview-investors.html) to let them spy on customers and dates.
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