Published 2 years ago

Customs officials have copied Americans’ phone data at massive scale

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US Customs and Border Protection searches phones and other devices at the border. When it does, it downloads their contents into a massive database where it's held for 15 years. That database is accessible to thousands of Department of Homeland Security employees. Sen. Ron Wyden called the practices "egregious violations" of privacy rights and urged the agency to change its practices.

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Washington Times

Sen. Ron Wyden: DHS stores phone data from border searches for 15 years

A U.S. senator said Thursday that Homeland Security is bamboozling Americans into agreeing to allow their phones to be searched at the border, then storing their data for 15 years in a database that lacks good controls over who can access it.

2 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Customs officials have copied Americans' phone data at massive scale

U.S. government officials are adding data from as many as 10,000 electronic devices each year to a massive database they've compiled from cellphones, iPads and computers seized from travelers at the country's airports, seaports and border crossings, leaders of Customs and Border Protection told congressional staff in a briefing this summer. The rapid expansion of the database and the ability of 2,700 CBP officers to access it without a warrant -

2 years ago

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c|net

Phone Searches at Border Crossings Violate Privacy Rights, Senator Says

US Sen. Ron Wyden says the warrantless searches and collection of data from phones and other devices are "egregious violations" of traveler privacy.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Political Wire

Customs Officials Have Copied Americans’ Phone Data

"U.S. government officials are adding data from as many as 10,000 electronic devices each year to a massive database they’ve compiled from cellphones, iPads and computers seized from travelers at the country’s airports, seaports and border crossings," the Washington Post reports."The rapid e

2 years ago·New York, United States

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