Tag: ICE

DHS OIG: CBP, ICE, and Secret Service Violated Privacy Policies, Failed to Develop Sufficient Policies Before Purchasing and Using Commercial Geolocation Data

September 29, 2023

A report by the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General (DHS OIG) revealed that CBP, ICE, and the Secret Service purchased and used commercial geolocation data in violation of their privacy policies, and that DHS components have failed to develop policies governing the purchase and use of location data.
- Data Protection
- Location Tracking
- Open Government
- Privacy Impact Assessments
- Privacy in Public
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
New ICE Privacy Impact Assessment Shows All the Ways the Agency Fails to Protect Immigrants’ Privacy

April 20, 2023

ICE finally published a Privacy Impact Assessment for its massive Alternatives to Detention program surveilling immigrants waiting for court dates. Despite being 20 years late, the document fails to account for most of the harms of ICE surveillance and is already outdated.
- Surveillance Oversight
- Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
- Analysis