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Secretive DHS 'Predictive Policing' Unit Is Analyzing Americans'
Secretive DHS 'Predictive Policing' Unit Is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits, Pulling Them Over
TL;DRBorder Patrol analyzes financial data to flag people for police stops without suspicion.
Why it matters: Mass surveillance infrastructure targeting citizens based on algorithmic predictions raises constitutional concerns about due process and privacy rights.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Border Patrol is running secretive predictive policing units that analyze Americans' financial activity and other data, then feed that intelligence to local police who pull people over who are not suspected of any specific…
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