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The US CBP confirms implementing software to verify e-passports in June 2022, nearly 16 years after the US started issuing passports with RFID chips (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)

February 16, 2023

[ad_1] Lily Hay Newman / Wired: The US CBP confirms implementing software to verify e-passports in June 2022, nearly 16…

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CBP has experienced 575,000 migrant encounters since Oct. 1, agents remain overwhelmed: sources

December 23, 2022

[ad_1] U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have experienced more than 500,000 migrant encounters since Oct. 1, sources tell…

A look at the CBP prioritizing facial recognition to verify ~85% of the 221K daily travelers entering the US, replacing passport lines and self-serve kiosks (Heather Murphy/New York Times)

October 5, 2022

[ad_1] Heather Murphy / New York Times: A look at the CBP prioritizing facial recognition to verify ~85% of the…

Sen. Wyden reveals CBP told Congress it is adding data from ~10K travelers' devices per year to a database, accessible to 2,700 officers without a warrant (Drew Harwell/Washington Post)

September 15, 2022

[ad_1] Drew Harwell / Washington Post: Sen. Wyden reveals CBP told Congress it is adding data from ~10K travelers’ devices…

Government record keepers and watchdogs worry that use of Wickr and other auto-deletion apps may help CBP and other agencies sidestep transparency requirements (NBC News)

April 3, 2022

[ad_1] NBC News: Government record keepers and watchdogs worry that use of Wickr and other auto-deletion apps may help CBP…