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California community urged to reject CBP's AI-powered surveillance tower

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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking approval to erect an AI-powered surveillance tower in San Clemente, California. This tower, proposed by Anduril Industries, would enable continuous monitoring of coastal neighborhoods. Privacy advocates are urging the community to reject this proposal due to concerns over pervasive surveillance. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the expansion of AI-powered surveillance in civilian areas.

RANK_REASON AI-powered surveillance technology deployment proposal.

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California community urged to reject CBP's AI-powered surveillance tower

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # California Coastal Community Must Reject CBP's AI-Powered # Surveillance Tower Customs and Border Protection ( # CBP ) is seeking permission from the Californ

    # California Coastal Community Must Reject CBP's AI-Powered # Surveillance Tower Customs and Border Protection ( # CBP ) is seeking permission from the California city of # SanClemente to install an # Anduril Industries surveillance tower on a cliff that would allow for constant …

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # California Coastal Community Must Reject # CBP 's # AI -Powered # Surveillance Tower https://www. eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/cali fornia-coastal-community-must

    # California Coastal Community Must Reject # CBP 's # AI -Powered # Surveillance Tower https://www. eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/cali fornia-coastal-community-must-reject-cbps-ai-powered-surveillance-tower # SanClemente # privacy # politics # Anduril

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