Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. π¨π»βπ»π§¬#Montana Becomes First State to Close the #LawEnforcement #DataBroker Loophole
Montana enacted #SB282, becoming first state to prohibit law enforcement from purchasing personal data they would otherwise need a #warrant to obtain. The legislation closes what #privacy advocates call "data broker loophole," which previously allowed #police to buy #geolocation data, electronic communications, and other sensitive information from third-party vendors without judicial oversight.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/montana-becomes-first-state-close-law-enforcement-data-broker-loophole
Montana enacted #SB282, becoming first state to prohibit law enforcement from purchasing personal data they would otherwise need a #warrant to obtain. The legislation closes what #privacy advocates call "data broker loophole," which previously allowed #police to buy #geolocation data, electronic communications, and other sensitive information from third-party vendors without judicial oversight.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/montana-becomes-first-state-close-law-enforcement-data-broker-loophole
Montana Becomes First State to Close the Law Enforcement Data Broker Loophole
Montana has done something that many states and the United States Congress have debated but failed to do: it has just enacted the first attempt to close the dreaded, invasive, unconstitutional, but easily fixed βdata broker loophole.β This is a very good step in the right direction because right...
Bob Mayo