CBP Examines Privacy Impact of Export Information System
The Department and Homeland Security (DHS) and CBP outlined the security measures used to protect information collected as part of the Export Information System (EIS) in a Jan. 31 assessment released Feb. 6. EIS includes information CBP collects from paper forms and documents, and through the Automated Export System and AESDirect. Information that is from paper forms and documents is maintained in files at CBP ports and at headquarters, the report said.
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The information is used by ICE's "FALCON-Data Analysis & Research for Trade Transparency System" to "identify anomalous transactions that may indicate violations of U.S. trade laws," the report said. The system also interfaces with the Automated Targeting System, which "uses EIS information to conduct targeting and screening for high risk outbound cargo," said CBP. A related Privacy Act System of Records Notice is "forthcoming," said DHS. CBP safeguards the records in EIS through "strict controls to minimize the risk of compromising the information in EIS," said CBP. "Only certain individuals, who have a need to know the information for the performance of their official duties, and who have also the requisite clearances and permissions, may have access to EIS."