FBI is buying data that can be used to track people, Patel says
Defense And Security,National Defense,FBI,US Intelligence,Senate Intelligence Committee,Data Privacy,Privacy
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The FBI is buying up information that can be used to track people's movement and location history, Director Kash Patel said during a Senate hearing Wednesday.
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