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Agents with him Customs and border protection of the USA (CBP) He will no longer use body cameras during field operations after a publication on social networks publicized how to identify individual agents.
“All US border patrol agents will cease the use of cameras used in the body (BWC) in all operational environments,” CBP said in a statement to Newsnation, which originally reported the news.
The directive occurs after a Publication on Reddit said the mobile application Ble Radar, that uses Bluetooth To scan low energy devices, such as phones, smart watches and speakers, you can also track the CBP body cameras from a distance of 100 yards and can also trigger improvised explosive devices.
A border patrol agent is in a cliff that seeks migrants to cross the border wall between the United States and Mexico near the city of Sasabe, Arizona. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post through Getty Images)
CBP officials sent a directive after the publication informing the agents of a “potential security risk”, while immediately they take out the body cameras in the field.
“Waiting for the completion of risk research and mitigation, all agents will withdraw the use of their BWC (worn cameras) until it warns more.
The sources told Newsnation that the cameras used by CBP agents are Avon Body Cams, that the social networks of the networks claim that they can detect Ble Ble devices, which was developed by F-Droid.
Border patrol agents rescue a migrant child abandoned by smugglers. (Border patrol of the United States)
The directive occurs when the US immigration and compliance agents (ICE) of the US. President Donald Trump He took office, an effort that was a cornerstone of the president’s campaign to return to the White House.
Since the beginning of February, the daily average of Gotaows, or illegal immigrants who successfully enter the US Under former President Joe Biden, a senior National Security Department told Fox News.
President Donald J Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on January 31, 2025. (Sossford/The Washington Post through Getty Images)
The data obtained by Fox News showed that during fiscal year 2023, the agency registered 670,674 Gotaways known, or more than 1,800 per day.
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CBP did not immediately respond to a request for digital comments from Fox News.
Bill Melugin and Greg Wehner of Fox News contributed to this report.
