Brooke Erdmann
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In response to my request, DNI Haines has confirmed that the government is buying Americans' private data with no guardrails for when and how that data is used. If this isn't a wake up call for Congress to stop feds from buying up Americans' information, I don't know what is.
New: U.S. spy agencies acknowledge collecting vast quantities of commercially available data, including about Americans, and says access to such data can “cause harm to an individual’s reputation, emotional well-being, or physical safety." W/ @byrontau.bsky.social
U.S. Spy Agencies Buy Vast Quantities of Americans’ Personal Data, U.S. Says
Commercially available data from cars, phones, web browsers, now rivals results from wiretaps, cyber espionage, physical surveillance
www.wsj.com
June 13, 2023 at 5:26 PM
In response to my request, DNI Haines has confirmed that the government is buying Americans' private data with no guardrails for when and how that data is used. If this isn't a wake up call for Congress to stop feds from buying up Americans' information, I don't know what is.