“So you’re saying that the agency will buy Americans’ location data,” Wyden said. “…doing that without a warrant is an outrageous end run around the fourth amendment. It’s particularly dangerous given the use of artificial intelligence to comb through massive amounts of private information.
“This is exhibit A for why Congress needs to pass our bipartisan, bicameral bill, the Government Surveillance Reform act,” Wyden said, referring to legislation he is working to pass to rein in surveillance.
While law enforcement must get a judge-authorized search warrant to obtain location data directly from telecom companies, government agencies have instead been able to buy such information from private data brokers.
I think Wyden is right, it does sound like an end run around the fourth amendment.
If the FBI (and probably other TLAs, domestic and foreign) are willing to do this now, why would a statute addressing the practice stop them?
I think Wyden is right, it does sound like an end run around the fourth amendment.
If the FBI (and probably other TLAs, domestic and foreign) are willing to do this now, why would a statute addressing the practice stop them?
Let’s federate our own surveillance effort to counter it. Only, just billionaires and assholes who violate everyone else.
It doesn’t sound like one, it is one.
Until it’s used in court and found to be unlawful, they’ll keep doing it. Even afterwards they will keep doing it.
Yup, they’ll keep doing it and use Parallel Construction to launder any evidence they find.