Greater Legal Protections Needed for Phone Geolocation Data

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

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

EPIC’s Jake Wiener Testifies Before DC Council on Electronic Monitoring

EPIC Counsel Jake Wiener will testify today before the DC Council on proposed changes to the electronic monitoring of people in the criminal justice system.

Data Protection
Government Databases
Location Tracking
Surveillance Oversight
Updates

New ICE Privacy Impact Assessment Shows All the Ways the Agency Fails to Protect Immigrants’ Privacy

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 Despite being 20 years late, the document fails to account for most of the harms of ICE surveillance and is already outdated.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