Mark Frauenfelder writes: New Zealand’s Customs and Excise Act 2018 went into effect today. That means travelers who refuse to give their phone or laptop password to customs officials will be fined NZ$5000. In addition, their devices will be confiscated and forensically searched. Customs Minister Kris Faafoi said these digital strip searches are necessary because…
Month: October 2018
The government is spying on you with road signs
From the I-always-suspected-it dept., Shepard Ambellas writes: Those pesky portable road signs that tell you how fast you are going and tell you to ‘slow down’ when you are speeding are also collecting license plate data and other information for the government. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is retrofitting radar display trailers with equipment that…
Feds Force Suspect To Unlock An Apple iPhone X With Their Face
Thomas Brewster reports: It finally happened. The feds forced an Apple iPhone X owner to unlock their device with their face. A child abuse investigation unearthed by Forbes includes the first known case in which law enforcement used Apple Face ID facial recognition technology to open a suspect’s iPhone. That’s by any police agency anywhere…