During a Senate hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel says FBI does purchase “commercially available information” that can be used to track people's location history
The U.S. Supreme Court has required law enforcement agencies to obtain a warrant for getting people's location data …
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Zack Whittaker
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FBI director Kash Patel confirms the FBI is buying location data and histories that can be used for tracking people. It's the first time in recent years that the FBI has said it's actively buying this information, without needing a warrant. — www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
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FBI is buying data that can be used to track people, Patel says
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@ronwyden
Ron Wyden
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The government should not be buying data on Americans as an end-run around the Fourth Amendment. I'm proud to be partnering with @Rep_Davidson to restore Americans' Fourth Amendment rights
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@ronwyden
Ron Wyden
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Kash Patel refused to deny that the FBI is buying up Americans' location data. This is a shocking end run around the 4th amendment and exactly why we need to pass real privacy reforms NOW.
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@rep_davidson
Rep. Warren Davidson
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The FBI just acknowledged that the federal government buys Americans' location data in its testimony to the Senate Select Subcommittee on Intelligence. This is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment and is why I introduced the Government Surveillance Reform Act - to close the …
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Rep. Warren Davidson
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ICYMI: Carpenter v. United States requires a warrant for Americans' location data. The government shouldn't be able to just swipe a credit card and bypass the Fourth Amendment.
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FBI is buying data that can be used to track people, Patel says