Washington Post, CBP’s subject line said “CBP Perceptics Public Statement,” pointing the finger at Perceptics, a license plate reading company based in Farragut, Tenn. The Register reported a Perceptics breach last month, falling in line with CBP’s response that it learned about the breach on May 31, however there hasn’t been a public statement connecting those incidents.’ data-reactid=”20″>In terms of the newly disclosed hack, a CBP spokesperson says its system was never breached. Instead, hackers are believed to have taken the information from a contractor that had uploaded the photos to its server without permission. CBP has declined to disclose that company’s name. But in an initial email sent to the Washington Post, CBP’s subject line said “CBP Perceptics Public Statement,” pointing the finger at Perceptics, a license plate reading company based in Farragut, Tenn. The Register reported a Perceptics breach last month, falling in line with CBP’s response that it learned about the breach on May 31, however there hasn’t been a public statement connecting those incidents.
House Committee on Oversight and Reform heard from privacy experts last month, who called on Congress to regulate facial recognition technology, citing civil rights concerns, and the potential for that data to be hacked and misused.’ data-reactid=”26″>The breach comes after members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform heard from privacy experts last month, who called on Congress to regulate facial recognition technology, citing civil rights concerns, and the potential for that data to be hacked and misused.
“This becomes a particularly challenging problem for law enforcement as technological innovations often outpace privacy legislation,” says Mackey.
Department of Homeland Security says it plans to use facial recognition technology on 97% of passengers departing from the U.S. within the next four years. There’s currently no law stopping the agency from doing so.’ data-reactid=”29″>For example, the Department of Homeland Security says it plans to use facial recognition technology on 97% of passengers departing from the U.S. within the next four years. There’s currently no law stopping the agency from doing so.
Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi who serves as the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, says the CBP breach is concerning. It’s the second time this year that DHS has reported a data security problem.
In March, DHS said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency mistakenly released personal information of 2.3 million survivors of 2017 hurricanes and wildfires to a contractor.
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