ICE has spent over $25M on iris scanners in no-bid contracts (npr.org)

When I saw them using Iris scanners in Iraq 20+ years ago, I just knew they were going to start scanning people in the US with them

Keep in mind they are using them BEFORE a person is under arrest and even just protestors

If they can do that, someday there is going to be exponential resolution advancement where a Flock camera can do it from a distance

Imagine being able to walk up to a crowd and just iris scan everyone from a distance, that day is coming, it's just a technical limit for now (instead today they collect BLE and wifi mac addresses on your phones)

No-bid contracts are prohibited by FAR. So that's probably kickbacks.

Are iris scans valid like fingerprints, where we just hand wave away that it might not be reliable?

Didn't the state of NY spend a lot more turning misdemeanors to felonies for Trump and Alvin Bragg?

Were supposed to be nerds. We're supposed to be above the politics and just the facts

[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48252720

Minority report, anyone? Any tips on how to find the nearest black market eyeball sales person?

> The agency awarded a $25 million no-bid contract last week to BI2 Technologies, a company that specializes in iris scanning.

Who is behind BI2 and how come they're getting large no-bid contracts with no prior history of gov contracts?