September 27, 2009

DHS Finally Publishes Annual Privacy Report

The Electronic Privacy Information Center Sent a reminder to the agency that their Annual Privacy Report was tardy. The report was published their Annual Privacy Report on September 24. The report sheds light on policy and practices that impact privacy such as laptop searches at airports. Although the Chief Privacy Office characterizes searches as infrequent the search of one digital device without due process is one too many. The history of the agency engaging in privacy invasive actions such as the use of whole body imaging technology was represented as infrequent, but at the beginning of 2009 the agency began a push to make it mandatory for all travelers.

DHS privacy report: Laptop searches at airports infrequent, Jaikumar Vijayan, IDG News Service, September 25, 2009