Customs officials are failing to delete travelers' data after device searches

guest · Dec 11, 2018

Customs officials are failing to delete travelers' data after device searches
December 11, 2018
https://www.techspot.com/news/77804...iling-delete-travelers-data-after-device.html

Why it matters: We know that Customs and Border agents are allowed to search electronic devices belonging to travelers who enter the US, but a new report has found that the majority of officers fail to delete this information from their USB drives.

Additionally, officers are supposed to sever external connections so they can only review data stored on a device, but this rule isn't being followed, either. There’s also mention of workers receiving “inadequate supervision,” and that some of the issues were the result of unclear or undocumented policies.

As noted by Gizmodo, a lot of the report was redacted, including the reasons why an advanced search takes place and what happens afterwards.
The OIG adds that 67 percent of the electronic device search cases it looked at included insufficient or inaccurate information in officials' reports. It has recommended clarifying policies and increasing documentation requirements.
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reasonablePrivacy · Dec 12, 2018

Customs and Border agents break law, but they don't arrest themselves. Who would knew that?

mirimir · Dec 12, 2018

There's a double standard, of course.

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