Washingtech Tech Policy Podcast With Joe Miller

Hey everybody, I’m Joe Miller and here’s what’s going on in the world of online safety and free speech this week.   Sen. Wyden: CBP has massive trove of American’s cellphone data   Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus on Thursday revealing that CBP has a massive amount of Americans’    data from millions of drivers’ license photos, license plate readers, mobile devices, and who knows what else. Some 3,000 CBP operations employees apparently have access to the data, and CBP doesn’t need probable cause to obtain warrants to search the data – they only need reasonable suspicion. Brennan Center scholar Faiza Patel told the Washington Post that the database goes far beyond reasonableness. Patel joined me on this podcast back in 2017 to discuss how the government’s surveillance of Muslims negatively impacts innocent civilians.   New York City’s Metro Transit Authority’s switch to tap-to-enter system raises surveillance alarms   The City of New York will be mo