US border forces are seizing Americans' phone data and storing it for 15 years
Terrifying for only 2 reasons:<p>1. Any malicious person savvy enough to pull off a crime of interest to the Feds is smart enough to provide a wiped or burner phone to DHS/ICE, and they have to know this. So, what is the point in doing this if not to target law abiding citizens.<p>2. USGOV has a spotty track record of keeping this information secure. A foreign actor is likely to access this info eventually. As one former government official once joked many years ago - concerning Chinese hacking - "Well, its probably more secure in the CCP's data center, so I wouldn't worry."<p>This is the problem when a non-technical generation makes the rules and regs. Luddites ought not be permitted to ascend the GS ranks.