Surveillance of opponents to the Trump administration: the United States used a customs law…

The US Department of Homeland Security attempted to obtain location data, activity logs, and other information from Google to identify a Canadian who had criticized the Trump administration and ICE online. The ministry even used a 1930 customs law to move forward with the procedure.

The United States continues to pursue data on their opponents, even crossing the Canadian border. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tried to obtain location and activity data from Google targeting a Canadian citizen after he criticized the Trump administration and ICE online.

According to his lawyers, the man has not set foot in the United States for over ten years, raising legal concerns. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) denounces the government’s use of administrative procedures to access data they could not obtain directly in this context.

The request went through a “customs summons,” a tool normally used for investigations into imports and customs duties, not for monitoring individuals. Google even notified the individual in this context, despite a non-disclosure clause.

Context:

– The US Department of Homeland Security tried to obtain data from Google to identify a Canadian who had criticized the Trump administration and ICE online.

Fact Check:

– The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has raised concerns about the government’s use of administrative procedures to access data.

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