Customs and Border Protection
Customs and Border Protection to Use Encrypted App Wickr Widely
New procurement records show that CBP is using Wickr across "all components" of the agency.
No, Border Patrol Doesn’t Need to Be Protected From Fentanyl
A new bill in Congress is trying to protect U.S. Border Patrol agents from a problem that doesn’t exist: overdoses caused by fentanyl exposure.
Customs and Border Protection Paid $700,000 to Encrypted App Wickr
Motherboard has found procurement records detailing Wickr's first public U.S. law enforcement contract.
Documents Show Agreements Between CBP and JetBlue for Facial Recognition Boarding
The documents provide more insight into the dynamics between DHS and airlines, which are increasingly deploying biometric boarding at their gates.
Trump Is Barricading Himself Behind a Massive 'Non-Scalable' Fence on Election Day
The D.C. police department is expecting protests and unrest, and spent about $130,000 on tear gas and other “less-lethal” munitions to prepare.
CBP Refuses to Tell Congress How it is Tracking Americans Without a Warrant
The CBP is buying location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on peoples’ phones.
CBP Bought 'Global' Location Data from Weather and Game Apps
New documents obtained by Motherboard provide more detail on what exactly location data firms are selling to the U.S. government.
Border Patrol Snipers Were Authorized to Use Deadly Force at George Floyd’s Burial
Records obtained by VICE News show police in Pearland, Texas, invited federal agents to surveil Floyd's burial and authorized them to open fire in the event of unrest.
Wyden and Warren Demand Investigation into IRS Warrantless Location Tracking
A unit of the IRS previously bought access to location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on peoples’ phones to try and identify individuals.
CBP Bought 'Unlimited' Use of a Nationwide Tracking Database
A map and files obtained by Motherboard show Customs and Border Protection bought access to a license plate reader database that can locate vehicles far from the border region.
Customs and Border Protection Paid $476,000 to a Location Data Firm in New Deal
'It’s just a question of, one, is it ethical, and two, does that open up the information to being released elsewhere?,' a former Venntel worker told Motherboard.
Secret Service Bought Phone Location Data from Apps, Contract Confirms
An internal Secret Service document describes the purchase of Locate X, a product that uses location data harvested from ordinary apps.