Expanded Digital Biometric Surveillance with Big Beautiful Bill: A Significant Growth
The One Big Beautiful Bill (BBB), also known as H.R. 1, was passed by the Senate in 2025 during President Donald Trump's second term. Primarily a budget reconciliation law focused on tax, spending, and social policy reforms, the bill has raised concerns about its potential implications for privacy and civil liberties for years to come.
While the bill's official summaries and analyses do not indicate any explicit provisions tied to digital surveillance technologies or biometric tracking policies under Trump's administration, recent reports suggest otherwise. The BBB appears to have significant implications for digital tracking systems and biometric surveillance, with potential daily operations occurring with minimal oversight from independent sources.
The bill allocates billions for digital tracking systems nationwide, primarily under the guise of 'border security.' This includes granting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) broader authority to deploy facial recognition tools at ports of entry and along transportation corridors. The BBB also aims to expand ICE's access to mobile biometric tools, integrate facial recognition into field operations, and accelerate case processing through AI-driven platforms.
Moreover, the bill's AI-related language introduces a 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state and local biometric privacy laws. This could potentially lead to states risking federal broadband and AI development funds if they do not suspend their own biometric safeguards.
The digital surveillance buildout is being done under the guise of immigration enforcement and border security, but some argue it is a ruse or a psyop. The digital surveillance technology is being erected in cities throughout America and at the border, all to be integrated into one big beautiful surveillance system.
If signed into law, the BBB would make it so that nobody will be able to go anywhere without their movement being tracked. The bill's passage marks a significant expansion of AI-driven federal biometric surveillance infrastructure under the Trump administration's second term.
The bill passed the Senate on July 1 and is now returning to the House for reconciliation. The original article can be found at
References: [1] Congress.gov. (2025). H.R.1 - For the relief of the Senate from further debate and consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) and providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 1. Retrieved from
- The passing of The One Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) in 2025 during President Donald Trump's second term has sparked concerns about its potential implications for privacy and civil liberties related to artificial intelligence, technology, and general-news.
- The BBB, while focusing on tax, spending, and social policy reforms, is believed to have significant implications for digital tracking systems and biometric surveillance, with potentially minimal oversight from independent sources.
- The bill's AI-related language suggests a 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state and local biometric privacy laws, which could lead to states risking federal funds if they do not suspend their own biometric safeguards.
- Critics argue that the digital surveillance buildout under the BBB, done under the guise of immigration enforcement and border security, could be a ruse or a psyop, potentially making it impossible for anyone to go anywhere without their movement being tracked.
