Commercial Telemetry Data News Today

LexisNexis sold face recognition, phone tracking, and other surveillance technology to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The CBP told Sen. Ron Wyden it wouldn’t buy commercial location data, except for when there’s a ‘critical mission’ that requires paid-for info

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has offered a slim olive branch to one U.S. senator and the many rights groups critical of the agency's use of commercial and seized smartphone data. According to the office of Sen. Ron Wyden, the CBP said it will stop "utilizing Commercial Telemetry Data (CTD)"—AKA users'… Read more...