The simultaneous opportunities and challenges that evolving technology present to law enforcement have received congressional attention for several decades and have been a central point of contention between law enforcement and technology companies. Stored Data. With a warrant or subpoena,…
PHOENIX—Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced that General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it illegally sold consumers’ private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data brokers who then sold the data to…
Investigators are examining Lewandowski's role in awarding government contracts and whether he profited from them. WASHINGTON — The leak website Distributed Denial of Secrets said Wednesday it released data on more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security employees, including details about officials…
Cops are using AI with the hope of keeping roads safer, but is it working? Imagine driving across the country, enjoying a road trip and minding your own business, only to get pulled over because AI decided your route looked…
By K. Sophie Will The General Services Administration is “not effectively” protecting controlled unclassified information in its Google Drive, exposing it to all GSA users and contractors, its Office of the Inspector General found in a report released Tuesday. In a…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing to consolidate critical human decision-making and accuracy oversight functions behind its massive biometric identity system into a single contract worth as much as $100 million, bringing fingerprint, facial, and iris examination, identity record…
A coalition of 36 Attorneys General, including Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, claim General Motors wrongfully sold driver data. AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - General Motors has agreed to pay $220 million to states following a lawsuit alleging the company mishandled customer data. Maine…
The records carry, for every account, a list of the internal systems that person is allowed to open. The actor says the data came from DHS's Okta single sign-on; Okta says it has no evidence its systems were compromised. A…
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has investigated more than 240 cases of data breaches and identified over 1,900 organisations for non-compliance with the country’s data protection regulations. The National Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the commission, Dr Vincent Olatunji, disclosed this…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a liaison at the military's Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with access to advanced surveillance technology, leaked files show. The files also reveal ICE liaisons at Africa Command (AFRICOM) and Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) with access…
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