G. W. Schultz writes: The Department of Homeland Security has acknowledged the existence of three more intelligence analysis systems that appear to include information about the American people, according to documents obtained by the Center for Investigative Reporting. Turned over in response to a Freedom of Information Act request first made in December of 2008,…
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The PC Privacy Battle at the Border
Richard Adhikari reports: Border protection agents have extensive rights to search electronic devices that travelers take with them through U.S. ports of entry. However, relatively few searches are actually conducted. Border agencies insist they have no interest in holding up legitimate travelers, but civil liberties groups maintain agencies’ policies on searching electronics are too broad…
DHS issues annual privacy report to Congress
The Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office has released its privacy report [pdf] for the period July 2008 – June 2009. As summarized in the report, the DHS Privacy Office: is the first statutorily mandated privacy office in the federal government. Its mission is to minimize the impact on an individual’s privacy, particularly an individual’s…
EPIC Reminds Homeland Security Agency to Publish Privacy Report
From EPIC.org: In a letter to the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, EPIC asked when the annual privacy report will be made available. The Department is required by law to provide an annual report “on activities of the Department that affect privacy, including complaints of privacy violations, implementation of the Privacy…