The Center for Democracy and Technology released this report examining how law enforcement and intelligence agencies are obtaining Americans’ data from data brokers. CDT reviewed approximately 150 publicly available documents finding “significant evidence of agencies exploiting loopholes in existing law by purchasing data from private data brokers.”
Legal Loopholes and Data for Dollars: How Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies Are Buying Your Data from Brokers

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