ICE, CBP Knew Facial Recognition App Couldn't Do What DHS Says It Could
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A report reveals that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) were aware that the facial recognition application they used could not perform as claimed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), raising concerns about the accuracy and transparency of its deployment.
這篇討論源於一份揭露美國國土安全部(DHS)旗下機構,包括移民暨海關執法局(ICE)與海關暨邊境保護局(CBP),在明知臉部辨識應用程式 Mobile Fortify 無法達到官方宣稱的驗證效能下,仍執意部署該技術。報導指出,儘管官方將其包裝為能精準識別身分的工具,但實際上該軟體僅能提供參考照片供執法人員自行判斷,且存在極高的誤判風險,甚至導致美國公民遭到非法拘留。