Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬#FBI is buying #location data to track #US citizens, director confirms
When asked by Sen #RonWyden, if FBI would commit to not buying Americans’ location data, Patel said that agency “uses all tools … to do our mission.”
“We do purchase commercially available information that is consistent with the Constitution and the laws under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act — and it has led to some valuable intelligence for us,” Patel testified Wed.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/fbi-is-buying-location-data-to-track-us-citizens-kash-patel-wyden/
#privacy #surveillance
When asked by Sen #RonWyden, if FBI would commit to not buying Americans’ location data, Patel said that agency “uses all tools … to do our mission.”
“We do purchase commercially available information that is consistent with the Constitution and the laws under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act — and it has led to some valuable intelligence for us,” Patel testified Wed.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/fbi-is-buying-location-data-to-track-us-citizens-kash-patel-wyden/
#privacy #surveillance
