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Privacy at DHS: Protecting Personal Information (Transcript)

Privacy awareness training transcript

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DHS/USSS/PIA-033 USSS Use of Facial Recognition Technology

The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is conducting this Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) because Secret Service personnel may use facial recognition technology (FRT) during law enforcement activities that fall within Secret Service’s jurisdiction.

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DHS/S&T/PIA-045 Public Safety and Violence Prevention (PSVP) Research

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) funds a social and behavioral science research portfolio on public safety and violence prevention (PSVP) that supports the DHS Countering Terrorism and Targeted Violence Strategic Framework and the National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism.

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DHS/CBP/PIA-080 CBP Commercial Telemetry Data Evaluation

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is conducting this Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) to describe its evaluation of commercially available location data associated with mobile smart devices (“commercial telemetry data”) for a period between December 2018 and September 2023.

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DHS/CBP/PIA-081 Criminal Case Management System (CCMS)

CBP is conducting this Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) to assess the potential privacy risks and mitigation measures associated with CCMS because it collects, stores, and uses personally identifiable information (PII) about members of the public.

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DHS/FEMA/PIA-059 Individual Assistance (IA) Systems

This Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) focuses on the information technology systems and supporting subsystems used by the Individual Assistance programs. The Individual and Households Program is covered in a separate, forthcoming Privacy Impact Assessment.

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DHS/USSS/PIA-032 eForce (formerly known as Use of Force) Reporting Application System)

The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) Use of Force reporting application system, hereafter called eForce, allows USSS law enforcement personnel to input incident data when an agency officer or agent uses any level of force beyond compliant handcuffing, verbal commands, or de-escalation techniques.

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Feature Article: The Question of Who You Are

S&T is helping to facilitate the creation of secure, self-generated digital IDs to give people more control over their personal information.

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Homeland Security Awards Contracts to Six Startups to Identify, Develop, and Implement Privacy-Enhancing Digital Wallets Technologies

DHS S&T announced that Credence ID, Hushmesh, Netis d.o.o., Procivis, SpruceID, and Ubiqu have each won a government contract to develop technologies that protect the privacy of individuals using digital versions of credentials issued for immigration and travel.

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DHS/OIG/PIA-004 TeamMate Application

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is responsible for conducting and supervising independent and objective audits, inspections, evaluations, and investigations to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse and promote economy, effectiveness, and efficiency within DHS programs and activities.