Grant Gross reports: Two U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill over the objections of some privacy advocates and digital rights groups. As promised, Representatives Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, and C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger, a Maryland Democrat, have reintroduced the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a bill that would allow private…
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DHS: Border Device Search Policy Does Not Violate Fourth Amendment
Brian Donahue reports: The Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CLCR) has determined that the DHS’s warrantless, and often suspicion-less, search and seizure of electronics devices at U.S. borders does not violate the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search or seizure. The CLCR argues [pdf] that the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
Controversial CISPA Cyber-Security Bill Returns Next Week
It’s baaaack. Chloe Albanesius reports: A controversial cyber-security bill will return next week when Reps. Mike Rogers and C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger reintroduce the measure in the House. The congressmen – chairman and ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, respectively – will bring the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) back…
ACLU Files FOIA Request for Unreleased DHS Privacy Report on Laptop Searches at the Border
Katie Haas writes: Aiming to determine the impact of border searches on Americans’ civil liberties, the Department of Homeland Security has produced a report on its policy of combing through and sometimes confiscating travelers’ laptops, cell phones, and other electronic devices—even when there is no suspicion of wrongdoing. The report was completed sometime between October…