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.
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statement. “We must ensure we are not expanding the use of biometrics at the expense of the privacy of the American public.”’ data-reactid=”32″>“Government use of biometric and personal identifiable information can be valuable tools only if utilized properly,” Thompson said in a statement. “We must ensure we are not expanding the use of biometrics at the expense of the privacy of the American public.”
While biometric data can help in certain situations, Mackey says more transparency will be necessary as law enforcement leans on technology to make policing decisions.
“The key here is transparency. It should be clear to citizens what CBP collects in the execution of its mandate, how long the data is retained, and under which conditions it will be transferred outside of CBP control,” Mackey says.
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