# @kazani: Ford patents lip reading, iris scanning, and criminal database checks

Source: https://farcaster.xyz/kazani/0x1612749f
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/kazani-Ford-patents-lip-reading-iris-scanning-and-criminal-database-checks?index=0x69f0785720eb94a084c2aaa8df647d6d4111c2764b10c6adb47ee0c1e2cff41281a7e531
Submitted by @kazani on 2026-04-28 UTC, 1 upvote, 0 comments

## Summary

Ford has filed patents for in-cabin systems that would read drivers' lips, scan irises, monitor heart rate, and check facial biometrics against a criminal database, according to a post by @kazani. The post says Ford Pro Telematics is already live, letting fleet managers pull a real-time video feed of drivers' faces, and that Ford's marketing materials connect that data to insurance outcomes. It also cites an ad-listening patent in which Ford describes "maximum opportunity for ad-based monetization" and notes no description of how the data is protected. The post lists the patent numbers 20260095520, 20250258278, and US-20240289844-A1.

## Article

https://youtu.be/ZWT1dzpQWqw

Ford Cars filed patents to read your lips, scan your iris, monitor your heart rate, and run your face through a criminal database. In your own truck. Without telling you.

It's never been about safety.

Ford Pro Telematics is already live, fleet managers can pull a real-time video feed of your face right now, from their phone, while you're driving. And Ford's own marketing materials explicitly connect that data to insurance outcomes.

Then there's the ad-listening patent. Ford's own words: "maximum opportunity for ad-based monetization." Your conversations. In your truck. Used to sell you things. No description of how that data is protected.

And the one that should end the conversation, Ford filed a patent to scan your biometrics and check them against a criminal database. In real time. Ford described it themselves as useful for police.

Ford Lip Reading Patent (20260095520)

Ford In-Cabin Biometrics Patent (20250258278)

Ford Ad-Listening Patent (US-20240289844-A1)

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