Secret Service, ICE break the law over and over with fake cell tower spying
The US Secret Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agencies have failed to follow the law and official policy regarding the use of cell-site simulators, according to a government audit.
The Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General looked at CSS deployment by the Secret Service and ICE and found,"Secret Service and ICE HSI [Homeland Security Investigations] did not always adhere to Federal statute and CSS policies when using CSS during investigations involving exigent circumstances."[PDF] also found that"ICE HSI did not adhere to Department privacy policies and the applicable Federal privacy statute when using CSS.
"The fact that government agencies are using these devices without the utmost consideration for the privacy and rights of individuals around them is alarming but not surprising," said EFF Policy Analyst Matthew Guariglia in aon Thursday."The federal government, and in particular agencies like HSI and ICE, have a dubious and troubling relationship with overbroad collection of private data on individuals.
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