U.S. Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., issued a letter to seven federal law enforcement agencies inquiring about alleged purchases of Americans’ data, Gizmodo reports. In the letter, the congressmen alleged agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, purchased citizens’ data from data brokers and location aggregators “to sidestep (search) warrant requirements.” The congressmen wrote, “While law enforcement investigations necessitate some searches, improper government acquisition of this data can thwart statutory and constitutional protections designed to protect Americans’ due process rights.”
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