US Border Officers Don’t Always Delete Collected Traveler Data | Engadget

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https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/11/cbp-officers-fail-to-delete-traveler-data/Privacy advocates aren’t just concerned about warrantless device searches at the border because of the potential for deliberate abuse — it’s that the officials might be reckless. And unfortunately, there’s evidence this is the case in the US. Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General has released audit findings showing that Customs and Border Protection officers didn’t properly follow data handling procedures in numerous instances, increasing the chances for data leaks and hurting accountability.

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