Joseph Cox
@josephcox.bsky.social
Hacking/crime/privacy journalist. Author of DARK WIRE, buy here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/#preorder Co-founder of 404 Media. Signal: joseph.404 Email: joseph@404media.co
Google has updated the Play Store page for the Mobile Identify app, saying Google has verified it is affiliated a government entity. This is the app DHS is giving to local police departments around the country to identify immigrants with just a photo of their face
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November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Google has updated the Play Store page for the Mobile Identify app, saying Google has verified it is affiliated a government entity. This is the app DHS is giving to local police departments around the country to identify immigrants with just a photo of their face
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
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The Play Store page doesn't mention facial recognition. But that's what it does. As well as source I looked at the code: clear references to face scanning, etc www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
November 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Play Store page doesn't mention facial recognition. But that's what it does. As well as source I looked at the code: clear references to face scanning, etc www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...