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US Homeland Security will reportedly collect face scans of migrant kids

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The US Department of Homeland Security is reportedly planning to use the facial data of migrant children entering the country for training.

The agency intends to collect and analyze facial captures of kids younger than 14 .

The program could help improve facial recognition technologies' understanding of how faces change as humans age.

Critics and expects have raised concerns about collecting data from migrants.

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