March 13, 2020

Homeland Security sued over secretive use of face recognition

As of June 2019, CBP had processed more than 20 million travelers using facial recognition, civil rights group ACLU says.

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November 14, 2019

Warrantless searches of devices at US borders ruled unconstitutional

The border is NOT a constitution-free zone, according to the ruling: No more suspicionless fishing expeditions into travelers' devices.

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December 13, 2018

Border agents are copying travelers’ data, leaving it on USB drives

It's just one of many SOP SNAFUs of a pilot program for advanced searches of travelers' devices that doesn't even have performance metrics.

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August 28, 2018

Woman sues US Customs over data copied from seized iPhone

The Muslim American wants assurances that the data - including photos of her not wearing a hijab - are deleted.

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April 04, 2018

Hand over your social media history before you enter the US

The US Government will request 5 years' worth of social media details for 14 million visa applicants, if this proposal goes into effect.

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February 26, 2018

US border agents haven’t verified e-passport data for over 10 years

US Customs and Border Protection can see the photo and passport data on the chip, but not whether it's been tampered with.

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February 23, 2018

Rancher sues Feds for sneaking a spy camera on to his land

Just like that camera and the agents who stuck it in that tree, the federal lawsuit is treading on contentious territory

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September 14, 2017

DHS faces lawsuit over legality of forced warrantless device searches

Plaintiffs including a veteran, a NASA staffer and a journalist claim that their First and Fourth Amendment rights were breached by searches at the border

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July 14, 2017

News in brief: Oz law ‘trumps maths’; CBP can’t search phones for cloud data; police launch drone unit

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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