#IRS Accessed Massive #Database of Americans #Flights Without a #Warrant

The IRS accessed a DB of hundreds of millions of travel records, which show when & where a specific person flew and the credit card they used, without obtaining a warrant, according to a letter signed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers … The country’s major airlines, including #Delta , #UnitedAirlines. , #AmericanAirlines , & #Southwest , funnel customer records to a #databroker
#privacy #security

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IRS Accessed Massive Database of Americans Flights Without a Warrant

A bipartisan letter reveals the IRS searched a database of hundreds of millions of travel records without first conducting a legal review. Airlines like Delta, United, American, and Southwest are selling these records to the government through a co-owned data broker.

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