DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders
Key summary
Department of Homeland Security reassigned two CBP privacy compliance officials, dHS reassigned two senior CBP privacy compliance officials this year after they objected to orders about record labeling.
Customs and Border Protection removed multiple career officials from their roles, multiple career CBP officials were removed from their roles this year after objecting to orders about mislabeling records and blocking FOIA releases.
DHS Privacy Office issued December orders to treat compliance forms as privileged and label signed privacy assessments as drafts, the change followed December orders from the DHS Privacy Office and reassignments occurred since January.
Privacy Threshold Analysis recorded that Mobile Fortify would capture faces and fingerprints without consent and store images up to 15 years, a Privacy Threshold Analysis for Mobile Fortify described data capture and retention details.
Department of Homeland Security ordered new secrecy rules following a lawful FOIA release, dHS ordered new rules after a CBP FOIA officer released a redacted privacy assessment.
