Collaborate Disseminate
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol announced new restrictions on when agents can copy data from digital devices at border crossing points. Continue reading New Rules Announced for Border Inspection of Electronic Devices
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol announced new restrictions on when agents can copy data from digital devices at border crossing points. Continue reading New Rules Announced for Border Inspection of Electronic Devices
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 Continue reading DHS faces lawsuit over legality of forced warrantless device searches
Civil libertarians tell Ars they’re worried about “mass surveillance expansion.” Continue reading Building America’s Trust Act would amp up privacy concerns at the border
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has asked the Department of Homeland Security to move the federal government to adopt a protocol that would defend and protect government offices from email spoofing and phishing attempts. According to a letter sent to acting DHS Deputy Undersecretary of Cybersecurity Jeanette Manfra, Wyden wants the government to adopt Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance. Widely known as DMARC, the protocol is technical standard finalized in 2015 by contributors including Google, Yahoo, Mail.ru, JPMorganChase and Symantec. The push for widespread adoption of DMARC is particularly timely now in the wake of a June 2017 report concluding that less than one-third of the largest 98 public and private hospitals in the United States secure their email with the technology. The same email-based threats faced by private enterprise have hit the U.S. government, especially in the last year. “The threat posed by criminals and foreign governments impersonating U.S. government agencies is real,” Wyden wrote. […]
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Artist who arrived home in San Francisco faced ‘unconstitutional’ demands to unlock his phone Continue reading Lawyers demand answers after artist forced to unlock his phone
Latest proposal on ‘extreme vetting’ extends scope beyond the majority-Muslim countries already under Trump’s spotlight and could require visitors to provide social media passwords Continue reading Visitors could be forced to hand over phones when entering the US
Bill would prohibit ISPs from refusing service to users who decline to share their data as Illinois ponders its own privacy-related legal moves Continue reading Minnesota pushes back against allowing ISPs to sell their users’ data
Bill would prohibit ISPs from refusing service to users who decline to share their data as Illinois ponders its own privacy-related legal moves Continue reading Minnesota pushes back against allowing ISPs to sell their users’ data
Instagram and owner Facebook update terms and conditions specifically to deny access to tools used by law enforcement for gathering intelligence on protesters Continue reading Facebook and Instagram deny access to tools used for surveillance