CBP shared too much personally identifiable information

Federal Times: The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) shared too much personally identifiable information (PII), putting its mission ahead of protecting sensitive personal data, according to a recent report from the Homeland Security inspector general.  

Reviewed in response to a request from Sen. Tom Coburn, the OPR’s collection and storage of sensitive, potentially linkable employee information was not found to violate the Privacy Act of 1974 or Department of Homeland Security policies, but the agency’s sharing methods were questionable and require revision.

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