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US Customs and Border Protection is buying access to a huge database of automatic license-plate recognition.
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As of June 2019, CBP had processed more than 20 million travelers using facial recognition, civil rights group ACLU says. Continue reading Homeland Security sued over secretive use of face recognition
The border is NOT a constitution-free zone, according to the ruling: No more suspicionless fishing expeditions into travelers’ devices. Continue reading Warrantless searches of devices at US borders ruled unconstitutional
“Evidence of conduct indicating a lack of business honesty or integrity” led to suspension of federal contracts for subcontracting firm.
Continue reading You lost US Customs Border data? You’re losing your government contracts…
Stolen CBP data has been distributed via torrent sites, and is now available for anyone to download.
Continue reading 400GB of hacked files from US border surveillance contractor are available for anyone to download
Customs and Border Protection admits to losing some pictures of people going in and out of the US. Or rather, that its contractor lost them, which amounts to the same thing.
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A recent breach of U.S. Customs and Border Protection traveler photo and license plate data has led experts to condemn the collection and storage of facial recognition data. Continue reading Data Breach Exposes 100K U.S. Traveler Photos, License Plates
As U.S. citizens realize that facial recognition is present in real-life applications, more questions are arising about consent, how data is shared – and what regulation exists. Continue reading Facial Recognition is Here: But Are We Ready?
CBP and DHS officers allegedly detained a Los Angeles man of Muslim faith before he boarded a plane for four hours, asking him questions and pressuring him to show them the contents of his phone. Continue reading American Sues US Government For Allegedly Pressuring Him To Unlock His Phone at Airport
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. Continue reading Border agents are copying travelers’ data, leaving it on USB drives