CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues

WIRED-obtained records reveal that between 2009 and 2022 dozens to hundreds of alleged incidents involved CBP employees and contractors abusing law-enforcement and border-surveillance databases for non-official purposes — from romantic inquiries and tracking coworkers to sharing border-crossing data with third parties. The dataset documents unauthorized queries, improper disclosures, and at least one case involving ad-tech-derived mobile location tracking, highlighting privacy risks as agencies expand digital surveillance.