President Donald Trump's choices for roles in the Department of Homeland Security could indicate the department's reliance on "a range of technological solutions, including threat-detection algorithms, facial-recognition technology, and an expansion of 'verifiable' identity solutions both in real life and online," The Intercept reports. A number of members of Trump's transition team have connections to French defense contractor Safran that has "marketed expansive facial recognition and biometric software for law enforcement and intelligence agencies," the report states. However, "in some ways, Trump would simply be taking the baton passed to him by Obama," the report adds. "During Obama’s tenure, the Department of Homeland Security’s Directorate of Science and Technology consistently supported research into surveillance methods."
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