DHS sued over plans to monitor media coverage

A nonprofit group focused on privacy and civil liberties said Tuesday it has sued the Department of Homeland Security in the hope of delaying its move to monitor media coverage, until DHS explains the impact that step will have on reporters privacy.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center on May 30 filed a complaint against DHS that claims the department broke federal law because it did not publish a Privacy Impact Assessment about its plan to create a “media influencer database,” which was announced in early April.