Re: Why Is The FBI Buying Your Location Data? (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:42:34 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > is this on the queue?

I don't think I added it.  Don't we already know about this stuff?  It's
been going on for at least one year, and, perhaps under another guise,
longer.

 >  > Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:03:40 +0000
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 >  > https://www.levernews.com/r/57e6eee6?m=c7c41f62-6bc5-4c98-ae9b-16d6eceafe07
 >  > 
 >  > Earlier this month, FBI Director Kash Patel admitted under oath that the FBI 
 >  > has been buying Americans’ location information from data brokers, 
 >  > sidestepping traditional warrant requirements. 
 >  > 
 >  > Lawmakers like Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) have been on the front lines trying 
 >  > to ban this practice, but that involves reforming FISA Section 702, one of 
 >  > the country’s most powerful — and least understood — surveillance 
 >  > laws. 
 >  > 
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 >  > abuse of spy powers: How has a post-9/11 loophole quietly allowed federal 
 >  > agencies to access Americans’ phone calls, texts, and emails? Why have 
 >  > efforts to rein in these executive powers [
 >  > https://www.levernews.com/r/6b2fcf7f?m=c7c41f62-6bc5-4c98-ae9b-16d6eceafe07] 
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 >  > conduct warrantless surveillance?
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