Kash Patel Admits FBI Buys Americans’ Location Data Under Oath
FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed under oath that the agency is currently purchasing commercially available location data on Americans, a practice that has yielded valuable intelligence. This admission from Patel, made before the Senate intelligence committee, directly answered concerns raised by Senator Ron Wyden. Wyden, who has long opposed warrantless surveillance, highlighted that this practice circumvents Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, especially when combined with AI analysis. Both Wyden and Representative Warren Davidson are advocating for the passage of the Government Surveillance Reform Act to close this “data broker loophole.”
John Q. Hosedrinker