U.S. Customs and Border Protection signs Clearview AI deal for tactical targeting

U.S. Customs and Border Protection signed an agreement with Clearview AI for facial recognition services covering tactical targeting and strategic counter-network analysis, granting access to more than 60 billion publicly available images and extending the company's federal footprint across Department of Homeland Security agencies.

Key facts:

• The CBP deal follows an existing $9.2 million ICE contract with Clearview AI, reflecting broader DHS adoption of the company's face-search technology.
• Clearview AI's database is sourced from publicly available images scraped from the internet; the company faces ongoing litigation over its data collection practices.
• The contract covers use within CBP intelligence units for counter-network analysis, extending beyond isolated investigative checks.