The ACLU wants to know how the tech has been used at airports and borders.
Federal agencies reportedly bought phone location data to track immigrants
The government may be using the data to find leads on illegal border crossings.
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.
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.
Following the TSA's lead, the NTSB drops Blackberry for iPhone
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the National Transportation Safety Board, or...
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement drop Blackberry for iPhone, employees get early Christmas bonus
RIM may be banking on the release of BB10 and new devices to rejuvenate the flagging brand, but th...
Federal domain seizure raises new concerns over online censorship
It's been a little more than a year since the US government began seizing domains of music blog...
