> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://werd.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # DHS built huge database from cellphones, computers seized at border - URL: https://werd.io/dhs-built-huge-database-from-cellphones-computers-seized-at-border/ - Published: 2022-09-17T00:56:09.000Z - Updated: 2025-06-13T13:24:23.000Z - Author: Ben Werdmuller - Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23 β€œThe rapid expansion of the database and the ability of 2,700 CBP officers to access it without a warrant β€” two details not previously known about the database β€” have raised alarms in Congress about what use the government has made of the information, much of which is captured from people not suspected of any crime. CBP officials told congressional staff the data is maintained for 15 years.” [#Democracy](https://werd.io/tag/Democracy) \[[Link](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/15/government-surveillance-database-dhs/)\]