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Report: NSA Amassing Vast Facial Image Database

HeadlineJun 02, 2014

The latest disclosures from whistleblower Edward Snowden show the National Security Agency has collected millions of images for surveillance programs using facial recognition. The NSA is culling an estimated 55,000 facial images per day from sources including driver’s licenses, Facebook, text messages, emails, videoconferences and other communications. Snowden, meanwhile, has announced he has applied for asylum in Brazil. His temporary asylum in Russia is due to expire in August.

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