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US privacy board details AI tools used by FBI in counterterrorism efforts

( November 21, 2025, 03:07 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: In a groundbreaking report by the US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), the FBI has disclosed that it uses AI open source data tools from private vendors Clearview AI, Babel Street and ZeroFox. "Notably, the FBI does not purchase continuous or 'real time' location data from any phone, internet, or electronic service provider," the PCLOB reported. "PCLOB understands this to be the first time such information has been publicly and officially disclosed. Nevertheless, the FBI determined it could not decontrol certain information, including about its use of several tools — Clearview AI, ZeroFox, and Babel Street — such that the information about those tools could be releasable to the public."See attached report....

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