(Ken Silva, Headline USA) FBI Director Kashyap Patel admitted Wednesday that the bureau purchases U.S. commercial geolocation data in bulk without a warrant—defending the constitutionally dubious practice by saying that it helps protect the American data.
The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution requires law enforcement agencies to obtain a court order when demanding personal data from communications companies. However, many agencies are bypassing this constitutional requirement simply by purchasing the data from companies, rather than demanding it via court order.
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