John Z Black

CISA's Getting a $700M Haircut While Feds Post Gate Codes on Quizlet

John Z Black Apr 4, 2026

Policy, Law & Governance #cisa #budget #federal-security #cbp #opsec

The White House wants to slash CISA by up to $707 million. The same week, CBP facility gate codes showed up on public flashcard apps. Two symptoms of the same disease.

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CBP Was Tracking Your Phone With Ad Data -- And When Their Own Privacy Officers Said Stop, They Were Fired

John Z Black Mar 14, 2026

Privacy & Policy #cbp #dhs #privacy #surveillance #data-broker #foia #government-accountability #location-tracking

CBP bought commercial ad data to track Americans' phones without warrants. When internal privacy officers pushed back on related illegal conduct, they got canned.

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