CBP’s warrantless use of cell phone location data is under investigation

CBP’s warrantless use of cell phone location data is under investigation

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/12/cbps-warrantless-use-of-cell-phone-location-data-is-under-investigation/

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general is investigating the government's use of cell phone location data obtained without search warrants.

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a division of DHS, "has paid a government contractor named Venntel nearly half a million dollars for access to a commercial database containing location data mined from applications on millions of Americans' mobile phones," five Democratic US senators said in October.

CBP’s warrantless use of cell phone location data is under investigation

Dec 3, 2020, 8:23pm UTC
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/12/cbps-warrantless-use-of-cell-phone-location-data-is-under-investigation/ > The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general is investigating the government's use of cell phone location data obtained without search warrants. > US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a division of DHS, "has paid a government contractor named Venntel nearly half a million dollars for access to a commercial database containing location data mined from applications on millions of Americans' mobile phones," five Democratic US senators said in October.