Category: customs

Air travelers entering US face long delays as CBP computers crash

Post author By Randall
Post date August 16, 2019
Categories In airport, breaking news, cbp, customs, immigration, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation

[ad_1] Nationwide outage of US CBP computer systems. Easily 5,000+ passengers in line at Dulles. pic.twitter.com/JGJD95sfFx — Rebekah Tromble (@RebekahKTromble) August 16, 2019 According to officials at the JFK Airport in New York, the issue has impacted the processing system nationwide but airports have already begun to switch over to an older (albeit slower) backup. […]

Hackers steal traveler photos and license plates from US Customs

Post author By Randall
Post date June 10, 2019
Categories In breach, cbp, customs, customs and border protection, data breach, gear, government, Internet, license plate, perceptics, Privacy, Security, Tech, travel

[ad_1] A representative didn’t tell TechCrunch how much data had been taken, or how many American citizens were caught up in the breach. The agency said alerted Congress and said it was “closely monitoring” the subcontractor’s associated work. CBP said that none of the info had been spotted on either the dark web or the […]

Senators propose legislation to protect your phone at the border

Post author By Randall
Post date May 23, 2019
Categories In bill, border patrol, customs, customs and border protection, data, department of homeland security, devices, gear, ice, immigration and customs enforcement, legislation, Politics, rand paul, ron wyden, searches, Security, Tech, warrant

[ad_1] In addition to needing a warrant, the “Protecting Data at the Border Act” would prevent agents from denying access to US citizens who refuse to hand over devices, passwords or log-in credentials. Though, federal agents could override the need for a warrant in the event of immediate danger, conspiratorial activities threatening national security or […]