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Under US law, it is illegal to give the government large categories of user data, even if you can legally sell that data on the open market to private parties.
by legalcorrection 4y ago
Under US law, it is illegal to give the government large categories of user data, even if you can legally sell that data on the open market to private parties.
- robonerd 4y agoMaybe so, but do laws really count for much in this country anymore? > DHS Authorities Are Buying Moment-By-Moment Geolocation Cellphone Data To Track People > The Department of Homeland Security also argues that using the information is perfectly legal and that the agency does not need a warrant to purchase it, according to a memo obtained exclusively by BuzzFeed News. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/ice-dhs-cell-phone-data-tracking-geolocation https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/ice-dhs-ce... > Intelligence Analysts Use U.S. Smartphone Location Data Without Warrants, Memo Says > The disclosure comes amid growing legislative scrutiny of how the government uses commercially available location records. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/us/politics/dia-surveillance-data.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/us/politics/dia-surveilla...