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The DEA Bought Customer Data from Rogue Employees Instead of Getting a Warrant
For years the DEA has used paid informants inside airline, bus, and parcel companies to bypass needing to get a warrant. A pair of bipartisan Senators now want the DOJ to put an end to it.
The Hundreds of Little-Known Firms Getting Data on Americans
The data, which ends up in the hands of companies from China, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and elsewhere, can include location and browsing information.
'Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act' Would Ban Clearview and Warrantless Location Data Purchases
The sweeping bill has support from both Democrats and Republicans, and will address multiple forms of surveillance.
LexisNexis to Pay $5 Million Class Action Settlement for Selling DMV Data
LexisNexis had taken data from DMVs and then resold it to other organizations that did not have a legally permissible use for the information, the complaint said.
CBP Refuses to Tell Congress How it is Tracking Americans Without a Warrant
The CBP is buying location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on peoples’ phones.
Senators Demand Amazon Stop Spying on Workers
The move comes after Motherboard revealed an Amazon internal spying unit called the Advocacy Operations Social Listening Team.
Wyden Plans Law to Stop Cops From Buying Data That Would Need a Warrant
"Americans’ constitutional rights shouldn’t vanish when the government uses a credit card instead of a court order."
Senator Wyden Wants Congress to Investigate Which Local Cops Have Hacking Tools
The move comes after Motherboard found the U.S. branch of NSO Group pitched hacking tech to American police.
Leaked Document Shows How Big Companies Buy Credit Card Data on Millions of Americans
Yodlee, America’s largest financial data broker, says the data it sells it is anonymous. A confidential document obtained by Motherboard shows people could be unmasked in the data.
Senator Wyden Asks Avast Antivirus Why it Sells Users' Browsing Data
Wyden’s questions come after Mozilla removed Avast's and AVG’s extensions for harvesting user data.
DMVs Are Selling Your Data to Private Investigators
You gave them your data in exchange for a driver’s license. DMVs are making tens of millions of dollars selling it, documents obtained by Motherboard show.
Senator Wyden to AT&T and T-Mobile: You Don’t Need to Store So Much Customer Data
Wyden sent letters to AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint urging them to reduce the time that they retain sensitive customer data.