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This Is What’s Being Done to Combat Future Drone Threats
The Biden administration is looking to expand its defences against drones, urging Congress to pass a law that would allow law enforcement to access drone tracking systems. On Monday, the White House released its “Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan,” in which it referred to drones as “risks to public safety, privacy, and homeland…
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Privacy ‘Incidents’ at DHS on the Rise, Report Says
A new government study mostly lauding the Homeland Security Department’s handling of Americans’ personal information nevertheless detected “gaps” in the ways a few of its agencies have followed procedures designed to ward off security threats.
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We’re Going the Wrong Way
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Postal Service Cops Are Monitoring Social Media, ‘Sensitive’ Internal Document Says
Add another pushpin to the string wall of America’s shadowy force of postal service cops. Yahoo News reports that the USPS’s security arm, the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), monitored social media for potential threats of domestic violence. According to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo obtained by Yahoo News, the USPIS…