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Confessions of the ICE Agent Whisperer (wired.com)

2026-03-18 | by Vittoria Elliott | tags: ice, homeland security, cbp

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DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders (wired.com)

2026-03-10 | by Dell Cameron | get Customs Brokers → | tags: cbp privacy officers, mobile fortify, ptas

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The government shutdown is hitting airports — but not ICE (theverge.com)

2026-03-09 | by Gadel Valle | get Transportation Security Administration → | tags: ice, cbp, one big beautiful bill act

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CBP Used Online Ad Data to Track Phone Locations (wired.com)

2026-03-07 | by Lily Hay Newman | get Smartphone → | tags: none, cbp, iphone

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The Trump administration says it can’t process tariff refunds because of computer problems (theverge.com)

2026-03-06 | by Emma Roth | get Smartphone → | tags: ace system, cbp, tariffs

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The Government Uses Targeted Advertising to Track Your Location (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-05 | by Lena Cohen | get Google Maps → | tags: cbp surveillance, targeted ads, location data

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CBP tapped into the online advertising ecosystem to track peoples’ movements (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-04 | by Mar | get Google Maps → | tags: cbp, ice, ad tech

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CBP Tapped into the Online Advertising Ecosystem to Track Peoples' Movements (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-04 | by Mar | get Google → | tags: cbp, ice, iccl

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Whoops: US military laser strike takes down CBP drone near Mexican border (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-27 | get Drones → | tags: cbp drone, us military laser, pentagon system

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The US military reportedly shot down a CBP drone with a laser (theverge.com)

2026-02-27 | by Emma Roth | get Drone → | tags: cbp drone, us military, faa airspace

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Here’s the Company That Sold DHS ICE’s Notorious Face Recognition App (wired.com)

2026-01-28 | by Maddy Varner | get Facial ID → | tags: cbp says, ice says

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U.S. will require some tourists to hand over 5 years of social media (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-10 | get Instagram → | tags: cbp proposal, certain, history

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CBP Announces Plan to Look at Foreign Tourists’ Social Media Activity Prior to U.S. Entry (gizmodo.com)

2025-12-10 | get Social media monitoring system → | tags: activity, activity prior, announces

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The US is searching the phones of more travelers than ever right now (androidauthority.com)

2025-10-31 | get smartphone → | tags: cbp, devices, just

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CBP will photograph non-citizens entering and exiting the US for its facial recognition database (engadget.com)

2025-10-31 | get Meta Quest → | tags: cbp, entry, exit

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US Customs asks court to toss Masimo lawsuit in Apple Watch dispute (9to5mac.com)

2025-10-31 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple Watch → | tags: apple, cbp, feature

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Now Masimo is suing US Customs over Apple Watch imports (theverge.com)

2025-10-31 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Apple Watch → | tags: apple, cbp, feature

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Apple Watch’s restored blood oxygen tracking attracts another lawsuit (theverge.com)

2025-10-31 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Apple Watch → | tags: apple, blood, cbp

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Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Matt Burgess | get smartphone → | tags: border, cbp, devices

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Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High (wired.com)

2025-10-31 | by Matt Burgess | get smartphone → | tags: border, cbp, devices

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Big Brother at the Border Is Searching for a ‘Hidden Language’ in People’s Text Messages (gizmodo.com)

2025-10-31 | by Aj Dellinger | get Meta Quest → | tags: agency, cbp, data

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CBP Wants New Tech to Search for Hidden Data on Seized Phones (wired.com)

2025-10-31 | by Caroline Haskins | get smartphone → | tags: cbp, cellebrite, devices

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Complaints About Tariff Evasion Have Jumped 160 Percent Under Trump (wired.com)

2025-10-31 | by Paresh Dave | get business communication book → | tags: agency, cbp, data

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CBP's Predator Drone Flights Over LA Are a Dangerous Escalation (wired.com)

2025-10-31 | by Lily Hay Newman | get Emotional Intelligence book → | tags: cbp, drones, federal