Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is using an invasive, AI-powered monitoring tool to screen travelers, including U.S. citizens, refugees, and people seeking asylum, which can in some cases link their social media posts to their Social Security number and location data, according to an internal CBP document obtained by Motherboard.

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   Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@calckey.social)'s status on Sunday, 21-May-2023 01:58:12 JST Chris Trottier

   The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has just developed a tool, called Babel X, which links social media posts to citizens' Social Security number and location data.
   
   It's not just abuse by surveillance capitalists we must concern ourselves with. It's also governments.
   
   This is all the more reason that people must not only examine how they use social media, but consider owning their social media presence as well.
   
   Never has the idea of a #Fediverse been so important.
   
   https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7bge3/dhs-uses-ai-tool-babel-x-babel-street-social-media-citizens-refugees
   
   @socialmedianews@venera.social