It’s absurd that American authorities can purchase personal data – that they’re not allowed to gather themselves without a warrant – directly from data brokers. This violates the Fourth Amendment, and it’s time to close the data broker loophole.
Today, the Surveillance Accountability Act was introduced. It requires warrants based on probable cause for all government surveillance and data access.
You can read more about it here: https://www.surveillanceaccountability.com/
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