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FBI Resumes Buying Location Data
Ars Technica·
The FBI has resumed purchasing Americans' location data, a practice confirmed by Kash Patel. Senator Tom Cotton expressed support for the FBI's data acquisition, drawing a parallel to searching individuals' trash. This resumption of data purchasing raises privacy concerns among civil liberties advocates, despite the comparison to traditional investigative methods. The move indicates a continued reliance on commercially available location information for law enforcement purposes.
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