AI becomes a new surveillance tool: ICE's $5.7M contract for Zignal Labs software marks a major step toward automated social media monitoring on a massive scale.Private tech feeds public surveillance: Software once used for PR and marketing analytics now fuels law enforcement intelligence and national security operations.Algorithms define 'threats': AI models scan billions of posts daily, flagging activity without context and blurring the line between public safety and political policing.Oversight fades as automation grows: With opaque models and secret datasets, AI surveillance normalizes constant monitoring while eroding transparency and accountability.The post ICE Deploys AI to Watch What You Post Online appeared first on Techreport.