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Comment by Ed Markey

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U.S. senator from Massachusetts
Everyone should be scared that the Trump administration is weaving an expansive web of surveillance technologies — from facial recognition to license-plate readers to social-media monitoring and predictive AI tools — to track people.
AI Verified (Feb 24, 2026)
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Ed Markey, interview with Free Press, February 24, 2026.
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Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance
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AI Verified Markey describes AI-enabled surveillance tracking and argues such government surveillance tools should not be available; directly relevant to a mass-surveillance ban. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Markey describes AI surveillance as intolerable and supports prohibiting it; the recorded answer “for” is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Free Press Q&A, Feb. 24 2026, reproduces this exact Ed Markey statement on surveillance technologies. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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