Chris Burt reports: Perceptics, the automated license plate reader company that suffered a massive breach of data it had collected under contract to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), has agreed to new security controls and will be allowed to continue working with the agency, The Washington Post reports. At the time of the data breach, an…
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TN: Metro Schools: ICE showed up at Nashville elementary school, sought student records
Kaylin Jorge reports: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents (ICE) showed up at a Nashville elementary school in September seeking student records, FOX 17 News has confirmed. Metro Schools said ICE agents went to Una Elementary School and tried to get information about students from school officials. ICE agents were not given any records, MNPS…
Civil rights groups urge lawmakers to dissolve police partnerships with Ring
Charlie Osborne reports: An open letter has been published with the backing of 36 civil rights groups which urges US lawmakers to tackle partnerships between Ring and law enforcement to protect civil rights and liberties. In August, the Washington Post reported that over 400 partnerships between the smart video doorbell maker Ring and local law…
FBI’s Use of Foreign-Surveillance Tool Violated Americans’ Privacy Rights, Court Found
Dustin Volz and Byron Tau report: Some of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s electronic surveillance activities violated the constitutional privacy rights of Americans swept up in a controversial foreign intelligence program, a secretive surveillance court has ruled. The ruling deals a rare rebuke to U.S. spying activities that have generally withstood legal challenge or review….