The leader of the Customs and Border Protection told congressional staff that the massive database can be accessed by 2,700 CBP officers without a warrant.

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The leader of the Customs and Border Protection told congressional staff that the massive database can be accessed by 2,700 CBP officers without a warrant.

During a briefing, which took place in the summer, officials also said that the data is maintained for 15 years.

It has raised alarms in Congress about what the government is using the information or, with many of the devices taken from people not suspected of any criminal activity.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11216337/CBP-sparks-privacy-fears-revealed-2-700-officers-WARRANTLESS-access-data.html

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