ICE 'now operates as a domestic surveillance agency,' think tank says
A study by the Center on Privacy and Technology found that ICE uses data brokers to avoid restrictions.
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NASA's VIPER Rover will explore the moon's Nobile Crater
The world's first lunar rover will search for water ice around its south pole in 2023.
NASA's first lunar rover will scour the moon's south pole for water in 2023
The VIPER will wield a meter-long 'TRIDENT' and three spectrometers in its hunt for ice.
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Senators push for investigation into CBP use of phone location data
Democrats want answers about how US Customs and Border Protection operates.
Clearview AI wins an ICE contract as it prepares to defend itself in court
It's the sort of scenario privacy advocates feared when the public learned about Clearview.
ACLU sues Homeland Security over airport facial recognition records
The ACLU wants to know how the tech has been used at airports and borders.
Clearview AI leak names businesses using its facial recognition database
Thousands of organizations from around the globe gave the software a try.
Antarctica is hotter than it's ever been
The Antarctic Peninsula is among the fastest warming regions on the planet.
Federal agencies reportedly bought phone location data to track immigrants
The government may be using the data to find leads on illegal border crossings.
NASA finds 'water ice' just below the surface of Mars
The ice could be reached with a shovel, experts say.
Human patient put in suspended animation for the first time
The procedure buys ER surgeons critical extra time.
Federal judge rules suspicionless device searches at the border are illegal
Border agents will need cause or warrants to look at phones and laptops.
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DoJ pushes Google and Apple to ID 10,000 users of a gun scope app
The data request is part of a weapons export investigation, but it has privacy experts concerned.
Google employees don't want it to work with US border agencies
More than 500 employees have signed a new petition.
FBI and ICE use DMV photos as 'gold mine' for facial recognition data
No one approved the creation of this system.
Senators propose legislation to protect your phone at the border
The bill would require border agents to obtain a warrant to search Americans' devices.
ACLU: border agents regularly perform 'warrantless' device searches
It wants summary judgment in a lawsuit over border agent authority.
Dozens of law enforcement agencies are helping ICE track cars
More than 9,200 ICE employees can access a database of licence plate scans, which is raising privacy concerns.
