The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requests customer data from Google about a Canadian man who has not entered the United States for more than a decade, according to reporting by Wired and Ars Technica. The effort is tied to the man’s posts on X criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and referencing killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Both outlets report that DHS is using a 1930s-era customs law to support its demand for information. Ars Technica characterizes the approach as an abuse of the older statute, while Wired focuses on the use of that legal framework to obtain location and activity data. The reporting describes the request as aimed at identifying or tracking the individual’s online activity and potential location-related information connected to the posts. The outlets also note that the matter involves a person located in Canada and is not based on recent U.S. entry. The reports do not indicate that DHS has publicly stated the final outcome of the request, but they describe the request itself and the connection to the individual’s social-media criticism of ICE operations.
DHS seeks Google data on Canadian man tied to anti-ICE posts
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requests customer data from Google about a Canadian man who has not entered the United States for more than a decade, according to reporting by Wired and...
- DHS requests data from Google about a Canadian man who has not entered the U.S. for more than a decade.
- The request is linked to the man’s posts on X that criticize ICE.
- Reporting cites posts connected to killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
- DHS uses a 1930s-era customs law as the legal basis for the demand.
- Both outlets describe the request as aimed at online activity and location-related information.
DHS targeted a man who hadn't entered the US for years for criticism of ICE operations.
3 months agoUsing a 1930s trade law, Homeland Security targeted the man—who hasn’t entered the US in more than a decade—following posts on X condemning the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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