alt Hacker News> the agency has greenlighted a contract for a tool that can scan subjects’ irises
Where does the initial iris data come from? Is this actually collected now?
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> Where does the initial iris data come from?
Visa photos. DACA applications [1]. Basically anyone who trusted the government at any point in the past.
It won't catch cartel members. But cocaine seems to be the one thing whose price this administration has driven down [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferred_Action_for_Childhood_...
[2] https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/mexico-drugs-cartel-osegu... "Cocaine prices have fallen by nearly half to around $60 to $75 a gram compared with five years ago"
Probably from the airport scanners and cameras I see everyone gleefully sticking their faces in. A savings of several minutes per flight!
everywhere
DOGE
One likely source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/17/sam-altmans-worldcoin-beco...