Patel says FBI is now buying Americans' internet location data
Defense And Security,National Defense,FBI,US Intelligence,Senate Intelligence Committee,Data Privacy,Privacy
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The FBI is scooping up commercially available data, including an internet user's location, based on internet ads, Director Kash Patel said Wednesday.
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