The Department of Homeland Security recently served Twitter with a subpoena and demanded for the account details of a user who regularly tweets information on leaked data from exposed servers. It was reported that Twitter had already informed the user who goes by the handle “Flash...
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) recently accused the Department of Homeland Security of violating federal law when it failed to publish a Privacy Impact Assessment for its planned media monitoring services. EPIC is arguing that the DHS should have conducted and published a Privacy Impact...
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Department of Homeland Security is building a database of biometric and biographic data on both citizens and foreigners which is expected to be the largest of its kind in the US. It is said that highly personal information...
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed last Wednesday that the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) Case Management System (CMS) had been breached, and that the information of approximately 247,167 individuals composed of employees, witnesses, complainants, and subjects had been leaked. The DHS maintained that...
In a letter made public last Tuesday, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul said that he believes that a compromise between effective law enforcement and strong privacy protections can be struck. Last October, McCaul asked DHS Secretary Elaine Duke to form a group of experts...
In a report released last Thursday, researchers at the Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown University’s law school, criticized facial scans at US airports, calling it an invasive tool that did not even go through a federal rulemaking process. The authors also revealed that the...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights group, recently uncovered a plan by the Department of Homeland Security to further collect facial and iris scans across the nation. The plan was found in the new proposal from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The TSA currently...
A recent study conducted by finance website WalletHub showed that cases of identity theft and fraud hit Californians the most compared to other US states. The study used data from the FBI, Federal Trade Commission, Internet Crime Complaint Center, Department of Homeland Security and National...
It has been reported that federal agencies have met with concerned privacy groups this week regarding the Customs and Border Protection (CPB) biometric exit program, an initiative currently testing facial recognition technology on departing passengers located in five U.S. airports. CPB and Department of Homeland Security...
Last Thursday, privacy advocates criticized the Trump administration's plan to require face scans for citizens boarding international flights. Aimed at tracking overstaying citizens better, the government announced that it is ready to use face recognition technology on its citizens. According to the Department of Homeland Security...