#CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to #Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues
Records obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of allegations of Customs and Border Protection workers misusing internal tools to look up #romantic interests and track colleagues’ cell phones.
#privacy #tracking #surveillance
https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-workers-allegedly-used-government-databases-to-spy-on-exes-crushes-and-colleagues/
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