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ICE pursuing privacy approvals related to controversial phone location data

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That practice has been frequently criticized by civil rights groups that argue that by purchasing the phone location data from third parties, the government is essentially side-stepping the Fourth Amendment and violating peoples’ privacy. ICE, in particular, was flagged for using this data without an approved privacy impact assessment.

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ICE says it’s stopped using commercial telemetry data

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The move comes amid ongoing bipartisan concern about law enforcement agency purchases of peoples’ location data without obtaining a warrant. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Civil liberties experts continue to raise alarms about the practice, too.

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Customs and Border Protection is expanding its use of biometric iris recognition

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“Iris scanners are just a part of our biometric collection, like the collection of fingerprints and photographs for facial comparison,” said the spokesperson, who also cited a 2017 privacy impact assessment. though like all technologies, privacy experts warn there are risks. It got used for everything.

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Privacy group pushes Biden administration on AI resources for agencies ahead of executive order

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24 letter, which was viewed by FedScoop, technology experts at the Electronic Privacy Information Center emphasized that federal agencies need resources in order to comply with existing, as well as future, AI regulations. In the Oct.

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Amid scrutiny into the US Secret Service, a look at how the agency uses technology

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Additionally the Department of Justice and FBI did not respond to a request for comment, though the FBI said in a press release that the bureau’s technical specialists have accessed and are currently analyzing the electronic devices belonging to the shooter as of Monday.

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