Civil rights groups demand CBP stops facial recognition expansion at airports
The ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation and others objected to a DHS proposal.
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Homeland Security is investigating CBP's warrantless phone tracking
It's using a database of commercially available data about device locations.
US Border Patrol seized OnePlus Buds as 'counterfeit Apple AirPods'
It's either an embarrassing gaffe or CBP trolling OnePlus about the copycat design.
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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.
Homeland Security doesn’t want Americans' airport face scans after all
US citizens can opt-out of biometric scans when they enter or exit the country.
Federal judge rules suspicionless device searches at the border are illegal
Border agents will need cause or warrants to look at phones and laptops.
Harvard student deported based on friends' social media posts
You apparently don't need to write the posts to get in trouble for them.
Air travelers entering US face long delays as CBP computers crash
The CBP is currently investigating the cause.
Google employees don't want it to work with US border agencies
More than 500 employees have signed a new petition.
Hackers steal traveler photos and license plates from US Customs
They took advantage of a subcontractor's mistake.
ACLU: border agents regularly perform 'warrantless' device searches
It wants summary judgment in a lawsuit over border agent authority.
US border officers don't always delete collected traveler data
They also aren't properly documenting all their device searches.
TSA outlines its plans for facial recognition on domestic flights
It hasn't really addressed privacy concerns.
Face scanning in US airports is rife with technical problems
Homeland Security's project might not make its 2021 target date.
New lawsuit shows your phone is unsafe at American borders
CBP = Customs and Border Profiling
After Math: Gaming the system
Numbers, because otherwise randomly shouting "points!" makes no sense.
Your face could be your ticket to fly on JetBlue (updated)
The airline is testing biometrics as a way to replace boarding passes.
Airports may use face recognition to screen US citizens (update: more info)
Customs officials want to scan your face everywhere you normally need ID.
Peter Thiel's startup helps authorities track illegal immigrants
Documents released from a lawsuit tie Palantir to data-mining tools currently used by immigration agencies.
