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FBI Tells Senate It’s Still Bypassing 4th Amendment By Purchasing Location Data From Third Parties — Ron Wyden | ChamberLight
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FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the agency continues to purchase Americans' location data from commercial brokers without warrants, a practice Senator Ron Wyden and privacy advocates argue bypasses 4th Amendment protections established by the Supreme Court.
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